,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eadd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ag1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,cleaver 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cohen1    
,mr4 ,schiff1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and   
,mr4 ,pocan7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,help ,america   
,vote ,act of #bjjb to require ,states  
which require individuals to present a  
photo identification as a condition of  
voting in elections for ,federal office 
to accept a photo identification        
presented by a student which is issued  
by the school the student attends4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,equal ,access to ,support ,youth   
,voting ,act or the ,,easy ,voting ,act4
  #b4 ,requiring states to accept       
student identifications for purposes of 
meeting voter identification            
requirements  7a7 ,acceptance of student
 identifications ,title ,,iii of the    
,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#db 

,u4,s4,c4 #aedha et seq47 is amended by 
inserting after section #cjc the        
following new section3  #cjc;,a4        
,requiring acceptance of student photo  
identification as current and valid     
photo identification  7a7 ,acceptance of
 student identifications ,a ,state or   
local election official shall accept a  
current and valid student photo         
identification issued by an institution 
of higher education to a student        
attending such institution of higher    
education as a current and valid photo  
identification for purposes of section  
#cjc7;b77#b7 or of any ,state or local  
law which requires an individual to     
produce a current and valid photo       
identification to obtain a ballot or    
vote in an election for ,federal office4
  7b7 ,definition ,in this section1 the 
term institution of higher education has
 the meaning given such term in section 
#aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 except that
 such term includes a proprietary       

institution of higher education         
described in section #ajb7;b7 of such   
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;b774  4  7b7 
,enforcement ,section #dja of such ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aeeaa7 is amended by    
striking and #cjc and inserting #cjc1   
and #cjc;,a4  7c7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of contents of such ,act is  
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #cjc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cjc;,a4 ,requiring    
acceptance of student photo             
identification as current and valid     
photo identification4  4  7d7 ,effective
 date ,the amendments made by this      
section shall apply with respect to     
elections occurring on or after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4