,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aedf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai,ms4 
,wild 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4    
,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,rouda1 ,mr4 
,lujn1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4   
,cooper1 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,ms4 ,wasserman 
,schultz1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4             
,ocasio-,cortez1 and ,ms4 ,norton7      
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 establish a minimum period for early 
voting in elections for ,federal office4
  #a4 ,early voting  7a7 ,requirements  
,subtitle ,a of title ,,iii of the ,help
 ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb      
,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 by redesignating sections #cjd and 
#cje as sections #cje and #cjf2 and     
7#b7 by inserting after section #cjc the
 following new section3  #cjd4 ,early   
voting  7a7 ,requiring ,voting ,prior to
 ,date of ,election  7#a7 ,in general   

,each ,state shall allow individuals to 
vote in an election for ,federal office 
during an early voting period which     
occurs prior to the date of the         
election1 in the same manner as voting  
is allowed on such date4  7#b7 ,length  
of period ,the early voting period      
required under this subsection with     
respect to an election shall consist of 
a period of consecutive days 7including 
weekends7 which begins on the #aeth day 
before the date of the election 7or1 at 
the option of the ,state1 on a day prior
 to the #aeth day before the date of the
 election7 and ends on the date of the  
election4  7b7 ,minimum early voting    
requirements ,each polling place which  
allows voting during an early voting    
period under subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7
 allow such voting for no less than #d  
hours on each day1 except that the      
polling place may allow such voting for 
fewer than #d hours on ,sundays2 and    
7#b7 have uniform hours each day for    
which such voting occurs4  7c7 ,location

 of polling places near public          
transportation ,to the greatest extent  
practicable1 a ,state shall ensure that 
each polling place which allows voting  
during an early voting period under     
subsection 7a7 is located within walking
 distance of a stop on a public         
transportation route4  7d7 ,standards   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
issue standards for the administration  
of voting prior to the day scheduled for
 a ,federal election4 ,such standards   
shall include the nondiscriminatory     
geographic placement of polling places  
at which such voting occurs4  7#b7      
,deviation ,the standards described in  
paragraph 7#a7 shall permit ,states1    
upon providing adequate public notice1  
to deviate from any requirement in the  
case of unforeseen circumstances1 such  
as a natural disaster1 terrorist attack1
 or a change in voter turnout4  7e7     
,effective date ,this section shall     
apply with respect to elections held on 
or after ,january #a1 #bjbj4  4  7b7    

,conforming amendment relating to       
issuance of voluntary guidance by       
election assistance commission ,section 
#caa7;b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4    
#baaja7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 by       
striking and at the end of paragraph    
7#b72  7#b7 by striking the period at   
the end of paragraph 7#c7 and inserting 
2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end   
the following new paragraph3  7#d7 in   
the case of the recommendations with    
respect to section #cjd1 ,june #cj1     
#bjbj4  4  7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
table of contents of such ,act1 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating the     
items relating to sections #cjd and #cje
 as relating to sections #cje and #cjf2 
and  7#b7 by inserting after the item   
relating to section #cjc the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,early voting4  4