,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aeci  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjba,mr4    
,oss(f 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w>nock7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules
 & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! 
,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to     
ensure access to wat] & food = vot]s    
wait+ 9 l9e at poll+ /ations 9 ,f$]al   
elections4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,vot]s' ,access to ,wat]
 ,act4  #b4 ,prohibit+ re/rictions on   
donations ( food & bev]ages at poll+    
/ations  7a7 ,f9d+s & purpose ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,/ates h a          
legitimate int]e/ 9 prohibit+           
electione]+ at or ne> poll+ places1 &   
ea* ,/ate has "s =m ( re/riction on     
political activities ne> poll+ places :5
 vot+ is tak+ place4  7#b7 ,9 rec5t     
elections1 vot]s h wait$ 9 unacceptably 
long l9es to ca/ _! ballot4 ,dur+ !     
#bjah midt]m election1 m ?an #c1jjj1jjj 
vot]s 7 made to wait long] ?an !        

acceptable ?re%old = wait times set by !
 ,presid5tial ,commission on ,election  
,adm9i/ration1 includ+ _m well-docum5t$ 
cases :]e vot]s 7 made to wait = sev]al 
h\rs4 ,a disproportionate numb] ( ^? :o 
_h to wait long p]iods 7 ,black or      
,lat9o vot]s1 :o 7 m likely ?an ,:ite   
vot]s to wait 9 ! longe/ l9es on        
,election ,day4  7#c7 ,all[+ volunte]s  
to donate food & wat] to all p wait+ 9  
l9e at a poll+ place1 reg>dless ( !     
vot]s' political pref]5ce & )\t engag+ 9
 electione]+ activities or p>tisan      
advocacy1 helps ensure ,am]icans :o face
 long l9es at _! poll+ place c /ill     
ex]cise _! ,con/itutional "r to vote1   
)\t risk ( dehydration1 inadequate food1
 discom=t1 & risks to heal?4  7b7       
,requirem5t ,subtitle ,a ( title ,,iii (
 ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is am5d$--   
7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cjd & #cje 
z sections #cje & #cjf1 respectively2 & 
7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] section #cjc !      
foll[+ new section3  #cjd4 ,prohibit+   

,/ates f re/rict+ donations ( food &    
bev]ages at poll+ /ations  7a7          
,prohibition ,subject to ! exception 9  
subsection 7b71 a ,/ate may n impose any
 re/riction on ! donation ( food &      
nonalcoholic bev]ages to p]sons outside 
( ! entrance to ! build+ :]e a poll+    
place = a ,f$]al election is locat$1    
provid$ t su* food & nonalcoholic       
bev]ages are di/ribut$ )\t reg>d to !   
electoral p>ticipation or political     
pref]5ces ( ! recipi5ts4  7b7 ,exception
 ,a ,/ate may require p]sons di/ribut+  
food & nonalcoholic bev]ages outside !  
entrance to ! build+ :]e a poll+ place =
 a ,f$]al election is locat$ to refra9 f
 political or electione]+ activity4  7c7
 ,effective date ,?is section %all apply
 ) respect to elections = ,f$]al (fice  
occurr+ on & aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbb4  4 
7c7 ,tim+ ( issuance ,section #caa7;b7 (
 su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaja7;b77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (      
p>agraph 7#b72  7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at
 ! end ( p>agraph 7#c7 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  

7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#d7 9 ! case ( !            
recomm5dations ) respect to section     
#cjd1 ,janu>y #a1 #bjbb4  4  7d7        
,cl]ical am5dm5ts ,! table ( cont5ts (  
su* ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ !
 items relat+ to sections #cjd & #cje z 
relat+ to sections #cje & #cjf1         
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] !  
item relat+ to section #cjc ! foll[+ new
 item3  ,sec4 #cjd4 ,prohibit+ ,/ates f 
re/rict+ donations ( food & bev]ages at 
poll+ /ations4  4