,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hifb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #ad1 #bjbj,mr4 ,norman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,murphy of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,timmons1 ,mr4 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,long1 and ,mr4 ,perry7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 and the ,judiciary1 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 the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic to prohibit ,states from registering individuals to vote in elections for ,federal office who do not provide documentary proof of ,united ,states citizenship1 to amend the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb to require individuals to provide identification as a condition of voting in elections for ,federal office1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,and ,verifying ,elections in ,america ,act or the ,,save ,america ,act4 #b4 ,prohibiting registration to vote of individuals who fail to provide proof of ,united ,states citizenship 7a7 ,in ,general ,section #h of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as subsection 7k72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7i7 the following new subsection3 7j7 ,prohibiting registration of individuals not providing proof of ,united ,states citizenship 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of this ,act1 a ,state may not register an individual to vote in elections for ,federal office held in the ,state unless1 at the time the individual applies to register to vote1 the individual provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the ,united ,states1 which shall consist of any of the following 7or a photocopy thereof73 7,a7 ,a certified birth certificate issued by a ,state or unit of local government in a ,state4 7,b7 ,a valid ,united ,states passport4 7,c7 ,a ,consular ,report of ,birth ,abroad issued by the ,secretary of ,state4 7,d7 ,a ,naturalization ,certificate or ,certificate of ,citizenship issued by the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4 7#b7 ,applicability ,paragraph 7#a7 applies with respect to an individual who applies to register to vote under section #e1 #f1 or #g 7including an individual who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the ,election ,assistance ,commission pursuant to section #i71 or who applies under any other method of voter registration available in the ,state4 4 7b7 ,effective ,date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,requiring provision of identification as a condition of voting in ,federal elections 7a7 ,requirement ,to provide identification as condition of receiving ballot 7#a7 ,in general ,section #cjc7;b7 of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking for ,voters ,who ,register by ,mail and inserting for ,providing ,identification2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#c7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,individuals voting in person ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the appropriate ,state or local election official may not provide a ballot for an election for ,federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a current and valid identification issued by the ,state or by a unit of local government in the ,state4 7#b7 ,individuals voting other than in person ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 the appropriate ,state or local election official may not accept any ballot for an election for ,federal office provided by an individual who votes other than in person unless the individual submits with the ballot a copy of a current and valid identification issued by the ,state or by a unit of local government in the ,state4 7#c7 ,exception ,paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 do not apply in the case of an individual who is unable to obtain an identification for purposes of such paragraphs because of a reasonable impediment1 as determined in accordance with the law of the ,state involved4 4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #cjc of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7 is amended-- 7,a7 in the heading1 by striking for voters who register by mail and inserting for ,providing ,identification2 and 7,b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking subsections 7a77#e77;,a77i77,,ii7 and 7b77#c77;,b77i77,,ii7 and inserting subsection 7a77#e77;,a77i77,,ii74 7#c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act is amended by amending the item relating to section #cjc to read as follows3 ,sec4 #cjc4 ,computerized statewide voter registration list requirements and requirements for providing identification4 4 7b7 ,effective ,date 7#a7 ,in general ,this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections for ,federal office held on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #cjc7;d77#b7 of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc7;d77#b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,requirement to provide photo identification ,paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7b7 shall apply with respect to elections for ,federal office held on or after the date of the enactment of the ,,save ,america ,act4 4 #d4 ,requiring applicants for motor vehicle driver's licenses in new state to indicate whether state serves as residence for voter registration purposes 7a7 ,requirements for applicants for licenses ,section #e7;d7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejd7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,any change and inserting 7#a7 ,any change2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 7,a7 ,a ,state motor vehicle authority shall require each individual applying for a motor vehicle driver's license in the ,state-- 7i7 to attest1 under penalty of perjury1 whether the individual resides in another ,state or resided in another ,state prior to applying for the license1 and1 if so1 to identify the ,state involved2 and 7ii7 to attest1 under penalty of perjury1 whether the individual intends for the ,state to serve as the individual's residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for ,federal office4 7,b7 ,if pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77ii7 an individual indicates to the ,state motor vehicle authority that the individual intends for the ,state to serve as the individual's residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for ,federal office1 the authority shall notify the motor vehicle authority of the ,state identified by the individual pursuant to subparagraph 7,a77i71 who shall notify the chief ,state election official of such ,state that the individual no longer intends for that ,state to serve as the individual's residence for purposes of registering to vote in elections for ,federal office4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect with respect to elections occurring in #bjba or any succeeding year4 #e4 ,pre-election maintenance of official voter registration list 7a7 ,requiring ,state ,to certify completion of program ,to remove ineligible voters prior to date of election ,section #h7;c77#b77;,a7 of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7;c77#b77;,a77 is amended by striking ,a ,state shall complete and all that follows through eligible voters4 and inserting the following3 ,not later than #ij days prior to the date of an election for ,federal office1 each ,state shall certify to the ,election ,assistance ,commission that the ,state has completed a program to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters with respect to the election44 7b7 ,provision of information to ,state by ,united ,states ,postal ,service and ,social ,security ,administration ,section #h7;c77#b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 ,not later than #ahj days before the date of each regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office-- 7i7 the ,postmaster ,general shall transmit to the chief ,state election official of a ,state change-of-address information on individuals who1 since the previous regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office1 are no longer residents of the ,state2 and 7ii7 the ,director of the ,social ,security ,administration shall transmit to the chief ,state election official information on individuals from the ,state who have died since the previous regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjbb and each succeeding election for ,federal office4 #f4 ,voting systems research by ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology ,the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 in collaboration with the ,national ,science ,foundation as appropriate1 shall carry out a program of research on voting systems1 including-- 7#a7 the cybersecurity of different components of such systems2 7#b7 end-to-end verifiable systems2 7#c7 the timely counting1 verification1 and certification of results2 7#d7 the accessibility and usability of different components of such systems2 7#e7 voter privacy and data protection2 7#f7 methods for auditing elections2 7#g7 the interoperability of system technologies2 7#h7 means for providing voters with the ability to easily check whether a ballot sent by mail has been dispatched to the voter and whether the voter's marked ballot has been received and accepted by the appropriate election official2 7#i7 the reliability of various approaches to voter authentication2 7#aj7 accessibility and transparency for poll watchers2 7#aa7 methods for authenticating and updating voter registration lists2 and 7#ab7 such other areas of research as the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology determines to be appropriate and related to the security and integrity of elections for ,federal office4 #g4 ,enhanced penalties for fraudulent transmission of ballots by mail in ,federal elections 7a7 ,penalties for mail fraud ,section #acda of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking #bj years and inserting #bj years 7or1 in the case of a matter or thing consisting of a ballot in an election for ,federal office which is placed or deposited for purposes of executing a scheme or artifice involving multiple ballots1 #cj years74 7b7 ,penalties for use of fictitious name or address on ballot ,section #acdc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by striking five years and inserting five years 7or1 in the case of mail matter consisting of a ballot in an election for ,federal office which is transmitted for purposes of executing a scheme or artifice involving multiple ballots1 #aj years74 7c7 ,penalties for transmission of fraudulent ballots ,section #ab of the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeaa7 is amended by striking five years and inserting five years 7or1 in the case of activity described in paragraph 7#b77;,b7 which involves the transmission of multiple ballots by mail1 #aj years74 #h4 ,reporting system for incidents of fraud in ,federal elections 7a7 ,reporting system ,the ,attorney ,general shall establish a system through which persons may report incidents of fraud in elections for ,federal office1 including through a toll-free hotline and a confidential online portal4 7b7 ,deadline ,the ,attorney ,general shall establish the system under subsection 7a7 not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #i4 ,separate treatment of provisional and mail-in ballots 7a7 ,provisional ballots ,section #cjb7;a77#d7 of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7;a77#d77 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following3 1 except that the ballot shall be separated and held apart from the ballots cast at the polling place which were not provisional ballots44 7b7 ,mail-,in ballots ,section #cjb of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7d7 as subsection 7e72 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7c7 the following new subsection3 7d7 ,treatment of mail-,in ballots 7#a7 ,separation from ballots cast at polling place ,the appropriate election official shall ensure that ballots in an election which are cast by mail are separated and held apart from1 and tabulated separately from1 ballots in the election which are cast at a polling place4 7#b7 ,effective date ,this subsection shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjbb and each succeeding election for ,federal office4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment relating to effective date ,section #cjb7;e7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhb7;e771 as redesignated by subsection 7b77#a71 is amended by striking ,each ,state and inserting ,except as provided in subsection 7d77#b71 each ,state4 #aj4 ,conditions on provision and acceptance of ballots by mail 7a7 ,conditions described ,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 #cjd the following new section3 #cjd4 ,conditions on provision and acceptance of ballots by mail 7a7 ,certification of absence 7#a7 ,in general ,an election official may not provide an absentee ballot to an individual in an election for ,federal office unless-- 7,a7 the individual attests that the individual will be absent on the date of the election from the jurisdiction in which the individual is registered to vote in person2 or 7,b7 the individual will be unable to cast a ballot in the election in person because of a reasonable impediment1 as determined in accordance with the law of the ,state involved4 7#b7 ,exception for absent military voters ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply with respect to an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter1 as defined in section #ajg7a7 of the ,uniformed and ,overseas ,absentee ,voter ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcaj7a771 who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under such ,act4 7b7 ,signature ,the appropriate election official may not accept a voted ballot transmitted by mail unless the ballot includes the voter's signature and-- 7#a7 the signature on the ballot matches a signature of the voter under the records of the ,state2 or 7#b7 a witness observed the voter signing the ballot or the voter's signature on the ballot is notarized4 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 #cjd4 7c7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents of such ,act 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 ,conditions on provision and acceptance of ballots by mail4 4