119th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 9368: Voter ID Act
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Summary
This bill establishes certain photo identification requirements for voting in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a state or local election official from providing a ballot for a federal election to an individual who does not present valid physical photo identification.
Next, the bill outlines the availability of provisional ballots and the requirements for counting those ballots. An individual who does not present a valid photo identification must be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. However, an election official may not determine that the individual is eligible under state law to vote in the election unless, not later than three days after casting the provisional ballot, the individual presents (1) the identification required, or (2) an affidavit attesting that the individual does not possess the identification because of a religious objection to being photographed.
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An election official may not allow for voting methods other than in-person voting unless the individual (1) submits the ballot with a copy of their photo identification or the last four digits of their Social Security number with an affidavit attesting that the individual is unable to obtain a copy of a valid photo identification after making reasonable efforts to obtain a copy, or (2) includes a notarization attesting that the individual has personally marked the ballot. This prohibition shall not apply to overseas military voters and certain disabled or elderly voters.
The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states and tribal governments that provide eligible individuals with free valid photo identification.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- H. Griffith R-VAOriginal
- Ashley Hinson R-IAOriginal
- Gregory Murphy R-NCOriginal
- Mary Miller R-ILOriginal
- Mike Carey R-OH
- Laurel Lee R-FL
- Young Kim R-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Bryan Steil SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported3 events+32
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- H.R. 9330: Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act
- H.R. 8720: Campaign Finance Transparency Act
- H.R. 8286: Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act
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- H.R. 8721: Preventing Foreign Interference in American Elections Act
History
- Introduced in the House by Bryan Steil.
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- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 119-750.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 653.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 4.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.