,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,sewell of  
,alabama1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 
,mr4 ,welch1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1  
,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mrs4        
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4        
,norton1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,takano1  
,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4   
,clay1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1  
,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4      
,swalwell of ,california1 ,ms4          
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1  
,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,ms4 ,brownley of       
,california1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4          
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,mr4 ,nadler1   
,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,beyer1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,peters1 
,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,smith  
of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4    
,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,kind1 ,mr4   
,sarbanes1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,omar1    
,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,heck1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu

 of ,california1 ,mr4 ,brendan ,f4      
,boyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mrs4 ,torres  
of ,california1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4     
,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1   
,mr4 ,rouda1 and ,mr4 ,mc,govern7       
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 permit an individual who is subject  
to a requirement to present             
identification as a condition of voting 
in an election for ,federal office to   
meet such requirement by presenting a   
sworn written statement attesting to the
 individual's identification1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,america ,votes
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,permitting use of 
sworn written statement to meet         
identification requirements for voting  
7a7 ,permitting use of statement ,title 
,,iii of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act  
of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 
is amended by inserting after section   

#cjc the following new section3         
#cjc;,a4 ,permitting use of sworn       
written statement to meet identification
 requirements  7a7 ,use of statement    
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subsection 7c71 if a ,state has in      
effect a requirement that an individual 
present identification as a condition of
 receiving and casting a ballot in an   
election for ,federal office1 the ,state
 shall permit the individual to meet the
 requirement--  7,a7 in the case of an  
individual who desires to vote in       
person1 by presenting the appropriate   
,state or local election official with a
 sworn written statement1 signed by the 
individual under penalty of perjury1    
attesting to the individual's           
identification and attesting that the   
individual is registered to vote in the 
election2 or  7,b7 in the case of an    
individual who desires to vote by mail1 
by submitting with the ballot the       
statement described in subparagraph     
7,a74  7#b7 ,providing pre-printed copy 

of statement ,a ,state which is subject 
to paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 prepare a
 pre-printed version of the statement   
described in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 which  
includes a blank space for an individual
 to provide a name and signature2  7,b7 
make copies of the pre-printed version  
available at polling places for election
 officials to distribute to individuals 
who desire to vote in person2 and  7,c7 
include a copy of the pre-printed       
version with each blank absentee or     
other ballot transmitted to an          
individual who desires to vote by mail4 
7b7 ,requiring use of regular ballot ,a 
,state may not require an individual who
 presents or submits a sworn written    
statement in accordance with subsection 
7a77#a7 to cast a provisional ballot in 
the election under section #cjb4  7c7   
,exception for first-,time voters       
registering by mail ,subsections 7a7 and
 7b7 do not apply with respect to any   
individual described in paragraph 7#a7  
of section #cjc7;b7 who is required to  

meet the requirements of paragraph 7#b7 
of such section4  4  7b7 ,conforming    
amendment relating to enforcement       
,section #dja of such ,act 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 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 ,permitting   
use of sworn written statement to meet  
identification requirements4  4  #c4    
,requiring ,states to include           
information on use of sworn written     
statement in voting information material
 posted at polling places ,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 in the case of a ,state that has in
 effect a requirement that an individual
 present identification as a condition  
of receiving and casting a ballot in an 
election for ,federal office1           
information on how an individual may    
meet such requirement by presenting a   
sworn written statement in accordance   
with section #cjc;,a4  4  #d4 ,effective
 date ,the amendments made by this ,act 
shall apply with respect to elections   
occurring on or after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act4