[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9368 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9368
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the provision of
identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for
Federal office, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 18, 2026
Mr. Steil (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Murphy, Mrs.
Hinson, and Mr. Griffith) 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 require the provision of
identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for
Federal office, 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 ``Voter ID Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.
(a) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification as Condition of
Casting Ballot.--
(1) In general.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of
2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after
section 303 the following new section:
``SEC. 303A. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
``(a) Provision of Identification Required as Condition of Casting
Ballot.--
``(1) Individuals voting in person.--
``(A) Requirement to provide identification.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except
as provided in subparagraph (B), the appropriate State
or local election official may not provide a ballot for
an election for Federal office to an individual who
desires to vote in person unless the individual
presents to the official a valid physical photo
identification.
``(B) Availability of provisional ballot.--
``(i) In general.--If an individual does
not present the identification required under
subparagraph (A), the individual shall be
permitted to cast a provisional ballot with
respect to the election under section 302(a),
except that the appropriate State or local
election official may not make a determination
under section 302(a)(4) that the individual is
eligible under State law to vote in the
election unless, not later than 3 days after
casting the provisional ballot, the individual
presents to the official--
``(I) the identification required
under subparagraph (A); or
``(II) an affidavit developed and
made available to the individual by the
State attesting that the individual
does not possess the identification
required under subparagraph (A) because
the individual has a religious
objection to being photographed.
``(ii) No effect on other provisional
balloting rules.--Nothing in clause (i) may be
construed to apply to the casting of a
provisional ballot pursuant to section 302(a)
or any State law for reasons other than the
failure to present the identification required
under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Individuals voting other than in person.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law and except as provided in subparagraph
(B), the appropriate State or local election official
may not accept any ballot for an election for Federal
office provided by an individual who votes other than
in person unless the individual submits with the
ballot--
``(i) a copy of a valid photo
identification; or
``(ii) the last four digits of the
individual's Social Security number and an
affidavit developed and made available to the
individual by the State attesting that the
individual is unable to obtain a copy of a
valid photo identification after making
reasonable efforts to obtain such a copy.
``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) does not apply
with respect to a ballot provided by--
``(i) an absent uniformed services voter,
as defined in section 107(1) of the Uniformed
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52
U.S.C. 20310(1)); or
``(ii) an individual 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)).
``(b) Providing Public Access to Digital Imaging Devices.--With
respect to each State, the appropriate State or local government
official of the State shall ensure, to the extent practicable, public
access to a digital imaging device, which shall include a printer,
copier, image scanner, or multifunction machine, at State and local
government buildings in the State, including courts, libraries, and
police stations, for the purpose of allowing individuals to use such a
device at no cost to the individual to make a copy of a valid photo
identification.
``(c) Notification of Identification Requirement to Applicants for
Voter Registration.--
``(1) In general.--Each State shall ensure that, at the
time an individual applies to register to vote in elections for
Federal office in the State, the appropriate State or local
election official notifies the individual of the photo
identification requirements of this section.
``(2) Special rule for individuals applying to register to
vote online.--Each State shall ensure that, in the case of an
individual who applies to register to vote in elections for
Federal office in the State online, the online voter
registration system notifies the individual of the photo
identification requirements of this section before the
individual completes the online registration process.
``(d) Valid Photo Identification Defined.--For purposes of this
section, a `valid photo identification' means, with respect to an
individual who seeks to vote in an election for Federal office, any of
the following:
``(1) A valid State-issued motor vehicle driver's license
that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date.
``(2) A valid State-issued identification card that
includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date
issued by a State motor vehicle authority.
``(3) A valid United States passport for the individual.
``(4) A valid military identification for the individual.
``(5) A valid identification document issued by a Tribal
government that includes a photo of the individual and an
expiration date.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303
the following new item:
``Sec. 303A. Photo identification requirements.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Voluntary Guidance by Election
Assistance Commission.--Section 311(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21101(b))
is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) in the case of the recommendations with respect to
section 303A, the date that is 90 days after the date of the
enactment of the Voter ID Act.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ``sections 301, 302,
303, and 304'' and inserting ``subtitle A of title III''.
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF STATE AND TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252; 52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new part:
``PART 7--GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION
``SEC. 298. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION.
``(a) Grants to States.--
``(1) In general.--The Commission shall make grants to each
State that provides identification described in paragraph (2)
without charge to any individual who--
``(A) is eligible for such identification; and
``(B) provides an attestation under penalty of
perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay the
fee otherwise charged by the State for the provision of
the identification.
``(2) Identification described.--An identification
described in this subsection is--
``(A) a State-issued motor vehicle driver's license
that includes a photo of the individual and an
expiration date; and
``(B) an identification card issued by a State
motor vehicle authority that includes a photo of the
individual and an expiration date.
``(b) Grants to Tribes.--
``(1) In general.--The Commission shall make grants to each
Tribal government that provides identification described in
paragraph (2) without charge to any individual who--
``(A) is eligible for such identification; and
``(B) provides an attestation under penalty of
perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay such
fee.
``(2) Identification described.--An identification
described in this subsection is an identification document
issued by a Tribal government that includes a photo of the
individual and an expiration date.
``(3) Tribal government.--In this subsection, the term
`Tribal government' means the governing body of any Indian or
Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or
community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to
exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the
following:
``Part 7--Grant Program for Provision of Identification
``Sec. 298. Grant program for provision of identification.''.
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