,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hbhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,gabb>d 7= h]self & ,mr4      
,rodney ,davis ( ,ill9ois7 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 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! elections clause 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution provides 
! ,/ates ! responsibility ( !           
adm9i/ration ( ! elections process )9 _!
 jurisdictions4  7#b7 ,free & fair      
elections are ! lock & key to !         
democratic process 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & x
 is ,congress' duty to protect & uphold 
! responsibility ( ! ,/ates to conduct  
an election process ) ! utmo/ integrity 
reg>dless ( political p>ty affiliation4 
7#c7 ,dep5d+ on ! ,/ate or locality1    

vot]s h ! option ( leav+ _! mail ballots
 9 a drop box1 hav+ _! ballots collect$ 
& submitt$ by a ?ird p>ty1 or return+ !m
 at ! polls or a local election (fice4  
7#d7 ,?ird-p>ty collection ( ballots1   
:i* "s ref] to z ballot h>ve/+1 is a    
practice long us$ by special-int]e/     
gr\ps & bo? major political p>ties t is 
view$ ei!r z a vot] s]vice t boo/s vot] 
turn\t or an activity t has ! pot5tial  
to make elections vuln]able to fraud4   
7#e7 ,today1 sev]al ,/ates h all[$ or   
tri$ to limit ballot h>ve/+ by re/rict+ 
:o c turn 9 ano!r p]son's ballot4 ,n9e  
,/ates all[ a family memb] to return a  
ballot = a vot]1 #bg ,/ates all[ vot]s  
to designate someone to return _! ballot
 = !m1 al?\gh "s ( ^! ,/ates h plac$    
limits on :o may collect ! ballots or h[
 _m !y may collect1 & #ac ,/ates are    
sil5t on ! issue ( ballot collection4   
#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  #big  
,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   
adilt 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 #big ,eligibility =      
paym5ts ( ,/ates all[+ collection &     
transmission ( ballots by c]ta9 ?ird    

p>ties4  4