,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjac,mr4 ,cohen introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,national    
,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic to   
require each voter registration agency  
in a ,state which requires an individual
 to present a government-issued photo   
identification as a condition of voting 
in an election for ,federal office to   
provide such an identification without  
charge upon request to any such         
individual who does not otherwise       
possess one1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,voter ,,id ,accessibility ,act 
of #bjac4  #b4 ,requiring states with   
photo identification requirement for    
voting to provide identification to     
individuals without identification  7a7 
,requirement ,section #g of the         
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  

#aiic 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;gg-#e7 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7e7          
,provision of photo identification by   
states requiring photo identification as
 condition of voting ,if a ,state has in
 effect a requirement that an individual
 present a government-issued photo      
identification as a condition of voting 
in an election for ,federal office held 
in the ,state 7or1 in the case of an    
individual who wishes to vote by mail in
 such an election1 a copy of a          
government-issued photo                 
identification7-- 7#a7 in the case of an
 individual who is an applicant to      
register to vote in the ,state1 each    
voter registration agency in the ,state 
shall1 at the time the agency provides  
the individual with a voter registration
 application form1 notify the individual
 of such requirement and provide the    
individual with such an identification  
without charge upon request2  7#b7 in   
the case of an individual who is        

registered to vote in the ,state but    
does not otherwise possess such an      
identification1 the ,state shall1 at    
such time and in accordance with such   
procedures as the ,state may require1   
notify the individual of such           
requirement and provide the individual  
with such an identification without     
charge upon request1 so long as the     
,state provides the individual with     
reasonable opportunities to obtain the  
identification prior to the date of the 
election2 and  7#c7 in the case of an   
individual who requests that a voter    
registration agency provide the         
individual with such an identification  
under paragraph 7#a7 or paragraph 7#b71 
the ,state shall provide the individual 
with such assistance without charge upon
 request as may be necessary to enable  
the individual to obtain and process any
 documentation necessary to obtain the  
identification4  4  7b7 ,effective date 
,the amendments made by this ,act shall 
apply with respect to elections held on 

or after the #ij-;day period which      
begins on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4