,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dedd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aa1 #bjbc,mr4  
,edw>ds 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 ! use ( ,f$]al funds = election
 adm9i/ration 9 ,/ates t p]mit ballot   
h>ve/+4  #a4 ,%ort title2 f9d+s  7a7    
,%ort title ,?is section may be cit$ z !
 ,no ,f$]al ,funds = ,ballot ,h>ve/+    
,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--    
7#a7 ! "r to vote is a fundam5tal "r (  
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 z describ$ by
 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7
 ! ,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 & ! #bjbj g5]al election1
 z well z f o!r /akehold]s1 t           
individuals o!r ?an vot]s !mselves 7    
deposit+ l>ge am\nts ( abs5tee ballots  

at poll+ places ?r\gh\t ,cali=nia & o!r 
,/ates1 a practice colloquially kn[n z  
ballot h>ve/+2  7#c7 ! practice ( ballot
 h>ve/+ 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#d7 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#e7 ballot   
h>ve/+ invites electione]+ activity at  
home & weak5s ,/ates' long-/&+ vot]     
protection proc$ures1 :i* rema9 9 place 
at poll+ locations1 creat+ ! possibility
 ( undue influ5ce ov] vot]s by political
 op]atives & o!r bad actors2 &  7#f7 !  
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates has    
affirm$ ,/ate au?ority to re/rict ballot

 h>ve/+ 7,brnovi* v4 ,democratic        
,national ,committee1 #ada ,s4 ,ct4     
#bcba 7#bjba774  #b4 ,prohibition on use
 ( ,f$]al funds = election adm9i/ration 
9 ,/ates t p]mit ballot h>ve/+  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act (     
#bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjija et seq47 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #ijh4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al  
funds = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates  
all[+ collection & transmission (       
ballots by c]ta9 ?ird p>ties  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
no ,f$]al funds may be us$ to adm9i/]   
any election = ,f$]al (fice 9 a ,/ate   
unless ! ,/ate has 9 effect a law t     
prohibits an individual f ! kn[+        
collection & transmission ( a ballot 9  
an election = ,f$]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 or o!r     
comm]cial common c>ri] engag$ 9 simil>  

activities :ile engag$ 9 duties 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 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3     

,sec4 #ijh4 ,prohibition on ,f$]al funds
 = election adm9i/ration = ,/ates all[+ 
collection & transmission ( ballots by  
c]ta9 ?ird p>ties4  4