[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4488 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4488
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain photo
identification requirements for voting in District of Columbia
elections and to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in
District of Columbia elections, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 6, 2023
Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Steube, and Ms. Tenney)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
House Administration
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A BILL
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain photo
identification requirements for voting in District of Columbia
elections and to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in
District of Columbia elections, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Confidence in Elections:
District of Columbia Voter Identification Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP
WITH RESPECT TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTIONS.
(a) Requirements.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002
(52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 306
and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 303 the following new
sections:
``SEC. 304. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION IN DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA ELECTIONS.
``(a) Requiring Provision of Identification To Receive a Ballot or
Vote.--
``(1) Individuals voting in person.--A District of Columbia
election official may not provide a ballot for a District of
Columbia election to an individual who desires to vote in
person unless the individual presents to the official an
identification described in paragraph (3).
``(2) Individuals voting other than in person.--A District
of Columbia election official may not provide a ballot for a
District of Columbia election to an individual who desires to
vote other than in person unless the individual submits with
the application for the ballot a copy of an identification
described in paragraph (3).
``(3) Identification described.--An identification
described in this paragraph is, with respect to an individual,
any of the following:
``(A) A current and valid motor vehicle license
issued by the District of Columbia or any other current
and valid photo identification of the individual which
is issued by the District of Columbia or the
identification number for such motor vehicle license or
photo identification.
``(B) A current and valid United States passport, a
current and valid military photo identification, or any
other current and valid photo identification of the
individual which is issued by the Federal Government.
``(C) Any current and valid photo identification of
the individual which is issued by a Tribal Government.
``(D) A student photo identification issued by a
secondary school (as such term is defined in section
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or an institution of higher
education (as such term is defined in section 101 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
``(E) The last 4 digits of the individual's social
security number.
``(4) Ensuring proof of residence.--If an individual
presents or submits an identification described in paragraph
(3) which does not include the address of the individual's
residence, the District of Columbia election official may not
provide a ballot to the individual unless the individual
presents or submits a document or other written information
from a third party which--
``(A) provides the address of the individual's
residence; and
``(B) such document or other written information is
of sufficient validity such that the election official
is reasonably certain as to the identity of the
individual.
``(b) Provision of Identification Without Cost to Indigent
Individuals.--If the District of Columbia charges an individual a fee
for an identification described in subsection (a)(3) and the individual
provides an attestation that the individual is unable to afford the
fee, the District of Columbia shall provide the identification to the
individual at no cost.
``(c) Special Rule With Respect to Sincerely Held Religious
Beliefs.--In the case of an individual who is unable to comply with the
requirements of subsection (a) due to sincerely held religious beliefs,
the District of Columbia shall provide such individual with an
alternative identification that shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of an identification described in subsection (a)(3).
``(d) Designation of District of Columbia Agency To Provide Copies
of Identification.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall
designate an agency of the District of Columbia government to provide
an individual with a copy of an identification described in subsection
(a)(3) at no cost to the individual for the purposes of meeting the
requirement under subsection (a)(2).
``(e) Inclusion of Photos in Poll Books.--
``(1) Methods for obtaining photos.--
``(A) Provision of photos by offices of district of
columbia government.--If any office of the District of
Columbia government has a photograph or digital image
of the likeness of an individual who is eligible to
vote in a District of Columbia election, the office, in
consultation with the chief election official of the
District of Columbia, shall provide access to the
photograph or digital image to the chief election
official of the District of Columbia.
``(B) Taking of photos at polling place.--If a
photograph or digital image of an individual who votes
in person at a polling place is not included in the
poll book which contains the name of the individuals
who are eligible to vote in the District of Columbia
election and which is used by election officials to
provide ballots to such eligible individuals, the
appropriate election official shall take a photograph
of the individual and provide access to the photograph
to the chief election official of the District of
Columbia.
``(C) Copies of photos provided by individuals not
voting in person.--The election official who receives a
copy of an identification described in subsection
(a)(3) which is submitted by an individual who desires
to vote other than in person at a polling place shall
provide access to the copy of the identification to the
chief election official of the District of Columbia.
``(2) Inclusion in poll books.--The chief election official
of the District of Columbia shall ensure that a photograph,
digital image, or copy of an identification for which access is
provided under paragraph (1) is included in the poll book which
contains the name of the individuals who are eligible to vote
in the District of Columbia election and which is used by
election officials to provide ballots to such eligible
individuals.
``(3) Protection of privacy of voters.--The appropriate
election officials of the District of Columbia shall ensure
that any photograph, digital image, or copy of an
identification which is included in a poll book under this
subsection is not used for any purpose other than the
administration of District of Columbia elections and is not
provided or otherwise made available to any other person except
as may be necessary to carry out that purpose.
``(f) Exceptions.--This section does not apply with respect to any
individual who is--
``(1) entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C.
20301 et seq.);
``(2) provided the right to vote otherwise than in person
under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for
the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii));
or
``(3) entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any
other Federal law.
``(g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following
definitions apply:
``(1) District of columbia election.--The term `District of
Columbia election' means any election for public office in the
District of Columbia, including an election for Federal office,
and any ballot initiative or referendum.
``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 5304).
``(3) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal Government'
means the recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe.
``SEC. 305. REQUIRING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER TO
VOTE IN A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION.
``(a) In General.--An individual may not register to vote in a
District of Columbia election unless, at the time the individual
applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof
that the individual is a citizen of the United States.
``(b) District of Columbia Election Defined.--In this section, the
term `District of Columbia election' means any election for public
office in the District of Columbia, including an election for Federal
office, and any ballot initiative or referendum.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by
striking ``and 303'' and inserting ``303, 304, and 305''.
(c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and
305 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the
following new items:
``Sec. 304. Requirements for photo identification in District of
Columbia elections.
``Sec. 305. Requiring proof of United States citizenship to register to
vote in a District of Columbia election.''.
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