,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjai,mr4 ,kim introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in    
addition to the ,committee on ,house    
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prohibit interfering  
with voter registration1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,alice ,paul ,voter 
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting     
hindering1 interfering with1 or         
preventing voter registration  7a7 ,in  
general ,chapter #bi of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #fab4 ,hindering1 interfering 
with1 or preventing registering to vote 

7a7 ,prohibition ,it shall be unlawful  
for any person1 whether acting under    
color of law or otherwise1 to corruptly 
hinder1 interfere with1 or prevent      
another person from registering to vote 
or to corruptly hinder1 interfere with1 
or prevent another person from aiding   
another person in registering to vote4  
7b7 ,attempt ,any person who attempts to
 commit any offense described in        
subsection 7a7 shall be subject to the  
same penalties as those prescribed for  
the offense that the person attempted to
 commit4  7c7 ,penalty ,any person who  
violates subsection 7a7 shall be fined  
under this title1 imprisoned not more   
than #e years1 or both4  4  7b7         
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #bi of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #fab4 ,hindering1 interfering    
with1 or preventing registering to vote4
  4  7c7 ,effective ,date ,the          
amendments made by this section shall   

apply with respect to elections held on 
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act1 except that no person may be 
found to have violated section #fab of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code 7as    
added by subsection 7a771 on the basis  
of any act occurring prior to the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4     
,establishment of best practices  7a7   
,best practices ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,election ,assistance    
,commission shall develop and publish   
recommendations for best practices for  
,states to use to deter and prevent     
violations of section #fab of title #ah1
 ,united ,states ,code 7as added by     
section #b71 and section #ab of the     
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeaa7 7relating  
to the unlawful interference with       
registering to vote1 or voting1 or      
attempting to register to vote or vote71
 including practices to provide for the 
posting of relevant information at      

polling places and voter registration   
agencies under such ,act1 the training  
of poll workers and election officials1 
and relevant educational materials4 ,for
 purposes of this subsection1 the term  
,state includes the ,district of        
,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and   
the ,commonwealth of the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands4  7b7 ,inclusion in   
voter information requirements ,section 
#cjb7;b77#b7 of the ,help ,america ,vote
 ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4           
#bajhb7;b77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking and at the end of subparagraph 
7,e72  7#b7 by striking the period at   
the end of subparagraph 7,f7 and        
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph3 
7,g7 information relating to the        
prohibitions of section #fab of title   
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 and section 
#ab of the ,national ,voter             
,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb        

,u4,s4,c4 #bjeaa7 7relating to the      
unlawful interference with registering  
to vote1 or voting1 or attempting to    
register to vote or vote71 including    
information on how individuals may      
report allegations of violations of such
 prohibitions4  4