,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhhb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ae1 #bjbj,mr4   
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois 7= himself1   
,mr4 ,mc,carthy1 ,mr4 ,scalise1 ,mr4    
,nunes1 ,mr4 ,calv]t1 ,mr4 ,mc,clintock1
 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4       
,walk]1 & ,mr4 ,l\d]milk7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote  
,act ( #bjjb to prohibit paym5ts "u su* 
,act to ,/ates :i* p]mit ballot h>ve/+1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,election ,fraud   
,prev5tion ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! "r to vote is a         
fundam5tal "r ( citiz5s ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2  7#b7 x is ! responsibility ( ! 
,/ate & ,f$]al ,gov]nm5ts to ensure t   
elections are conduct$ ) integrity2     
7#c7 ! ,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 :i* is    
*>g$ ) inve/igat+ election              
irregul>ities1 receiv$ reports ?r\gh its

 (ficial ,election ,obs]v] ,program = ! 
#bjah g5]al election t individuals o!r  
?an vot]s !mselves 7 deposit+ l>ge      
am\nts ( abs5tee ballots at poll+ places
 ?r\gh\t ,cali=nia1 a practice          
colloquially kn[n z 8ballot h>ve/+02    
7#d7 ! practice ( ballot h>ve/+ 9       
,cali=nia creates significant           
vuln]abilities 9 ! *a9-(-cu/ody (       
ballots because individuals collect+    
ballots are n requir$ to be regi/]$     
vot]s & are n requir$ to id5tify        
!mselves at a vot]'s home1 & ! ,/ate    
does n track h[ _m ballots are h>ve/$ 9 
an election2  7#e7 9 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 a   
congressional election 0 invalidat$ due 
to fraud associat$ ) ballot h>ve/+      
committ$ by a political op]ative1 & x is
 unlikely su* activity w\ld h be5       
detect$ 7 x n = ! prohibition aga9/     
ballot h>ve/+ 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7#f7 ballot 
h>ve/+ invites electione]+ activity at  
home & creates ! possibility ( undue    
influ5ce ov] vot]s by political         
op]atives4  #c4 ,prohibition on paym5ts 

to ,/ates all[+ collection &            
transmission ( ballots by c]ta9 ?ird    
p>ties  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subtitle ,d (     
title ,,ii ( ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act 
( #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajja et seq47  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new  
"p3  #g ,prohibition on paym5ts to      
,/ates all[+ collection & transmission (
 ballots by c]ta9 ?ird p>ties  #big4    
,eligibility = paym5ts ( ,/ates all[+   
collection & transmission ( ballots by  
c]ta9 ?ird p>ties  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate
 is n eligible to receive funds "u ?is  
,act unless ! ,/ate has 9 effect a law t
 prohibits an individual f ! kn[+       
collection & transmission ( a ballot 9  
an election = ,f$]al (fice t 0 mail$ to 
ano!r p]son1 o!r ?an an individual      
describ$ z foll[s3 7#a7 ,an election    
(ficial :ile engag$ 9 (ficial duties z  
au?oriz$ by law4  7#b7 ,an employee ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice :ile engag$
 9 (ficial duties z au?oriz$ by law4    
7#c7 ,any o!r individual :o is all[$ by 
law to collect & transmit ,unit$ ,/ates 

mail1 :ile engag$ 9 (ficial duties z    
au?oriz$ by law4  7#d7 ,a family memb]1 
h\sehold memb]1 or c>egiv] ( ! p]son to 
:om ! ballot 0 mail$4  7b7 ,def9itions  
,= purposes ( ?is section1 ) respect to 
a p]son to :om ! ballot 0 mail$3 7#a7 ,!
 t]m c>egiv] means an individual :o     
provides m$ical or heal? c>e assi/ance  
to su* p]son 9 a resid5ce1 nurs+ c>e    
in/itution1 hospice facility1 assi/$    
liv+ c5t]1 assi/$ liv+ facility1 assi/$ 
liv+ home1 resid5tial c>e in/itution1   
adult day heal? c>e facility1 or adult  
fo/] c>e home4  7#b7 ,! t]m family memb]
 means an individual :o is relat$ to su*
 p]son by blood1 m>riage1 adoption or   
legal gu>dian%ip4  7#c7 ,! t]m h\sehold 
memb] means an individual :o resides at 
! same resid5ce z su* p]son4  4  7b7    
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts (   
su* ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item 
relat+ to section #bif ! foll[+ new     
item3  ,"p #g--,prohibition on paym5ts  
to ,/ates all[+ collection &            
transmission ( ballots by c]ta9 ?ird    

p>ties ,sec4 #big4 ,eligibility =       
paym5ts ( ,/ates all[+ collection &     
transmission ( ballots by c]ta9 ?ird    
p>ties4  4