,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #diji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #e1 #bjbe,ms4 ,williams of ,georgia 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,ansari1 ,ms4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4 ,casten1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deluzio1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,elfreth1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,fields1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,landsman1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain ,delaney1 ,ms4 ,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,salinas1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,simon1 ,mr4 ,stanton1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mr4 ,thanedar1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 and ,mr4 ,tonko7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require the inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,voters on the ,move ,registration ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,inclusion of voter registration information with certain leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing and mortgage applications 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,bureau ,the term ,bureau means the ,bureau of ,consumer ,financial ,protection4 7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,bureau of ,consumer ,protection4 7#c7 ,federal rental assistance ,the term ,federal rental assistance means rental assistance provided under-- 7,a7 any covered housing program1 as defined in section #dadaa7;a7 of the ,violence ,against ,women ,act of #aiid 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #abdia7;a772 7,b7 title ,v of the ,housing ,act of #aidi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adga et seq471 including voucher assistance under section #edb of such title 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adijr72 7,c7 the ,housing ,trust ,fund program under section #acch of the ,federal ,housing ,enterprises ,financial ,safety and ,soundness ,act of #aiib 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4 #dehh72 or 7,d7 subtitle ,c of title ,,iv of the ,mc,kinney-,vento ,homeless ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq474 7#d7 ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loan ,the term ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loan includes any loan 7other than temporary financing such as a construction loan7 that-- 7,a7 is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential multifamily real property designed principally for the occupancy of #e or more families1 including any such secured loan1 the proceeds of which are used to prepay or pay off an existing loan secured by the same property2 and 7,b7 is made in whole or in part1 or insured1 guaranteed1 supplemented1 or assisted in any way1 by any officer or agency of the ,federal ,government or under or in connection with a housing or urban development program administered by the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban ,development or a housing or related program administered by any other such officer or agency1 or is purchased or securitized by the ,federal ,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation or the ,federal ,national ,mortgage ,association4 7#e7 ,owner ,the term owner has the meaning given the term in section #h7;f7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7f774 7#f7 ,public housing2 public housing agency ,the terms public housing and public housing agency have the meanings given those terms in section #c7;b7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;a7b774 7#g7 ,residential mortgage loan ,the term residential mortgage loan includes any loan that is secured by a first or subordinate lien on residential real property1 including individual units of condominiums and cooperatives1 designed principally for the occupancy of from #a- to #d- families4 7b7 ,uniform statement 7#a7 ,development ,the ,director1 after consultation with the ,election ,assistance ,commission1 shall develop a uniform statement designed to provide recipients of the statement pursuant to this section with information on how the recipient can register to vote and the voting rights of the recipient under law4 7#b7 ,responsibilities ,in developing the uniform statement1 the ,director shall be responsible for-- 7,a7 establishing the format of the statement2 7,b7 consumer research and testing of the statement2 and 7,c7 consulting with and obtaining from the ,election ,assistance ,commission the content regarding voter rights and registration issues needed to ensure the statement complies with the requirements of paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,languages ,the uniform statement required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be developed and made available in ,english and each of the #aj languages most commonly spoken by individuals with limited ,english proficiency1 as determined by the ,director using information published by the ,director of the ,bureau of the ,census4 ,the ,director shall make all translated versions of the uniform statement publicly available in a centralized location on the ,bureau's website4 7c7 ,leases and vouchers for federally assisted rental housing ,each ,federal agency administering a ,federal rental assistance program1 as appropriate1 shall require-- 7#a7 each public housing agency to provide a copy of the uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection 7b7 to each lessee of a dwelling unit in public housing administered by the agency-- 7,a7 together with the lease for the dwelling unit1 at the same time the lease is signed by the lessee2 and 7,b7 together with any income verification form1 at the same time the form is provided to the lessee2 7#b7 each public housing agency that administers rental assistance under the ,housing ,choice ,voucher program under section #h7o7 of the ,united ,states ,housing ,act of #aicg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcg;f7o771 including the program under paragraph 7#ac7 of such section #h7o71 to provide a copy of the uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection 7b7 to each assisted family or individual-- 7,a7 together with the voucher for the assistance1 at the time the voucher is issued for the family or individual2 and 7,b7 together with any income verification form1 at the same time the form is provided to the applicant or assisted family or individual2 and 7#c7 each owner of a dwelling unit assisted with ,federal rental assistance to provide a copy of the uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection 7b7 to provide to the lessee of the dwelling unit-- 7,a7 together with the lease for such dwelling unit1 at the same time the lease is signed by the lessee2 and 7,b7 together with any income verification form1 at the same time the form is provided to the applicant or tenant4 7d7 ,applications for residential mortgage loans ,the ,director shall require each creditor 7within the meaning of such term as used in section #ajbf4b7;a77#ag7 of title #ab1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 that receives an application 7within the meaning of such term as used in section #ajbf4b7;a77#c77;ii7 of title #ab1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 to provide a copy of the uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection 7b7 in written form to the applicant for a residential mortgage loan not later than #e business days after the date of the application4 7e7 ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loans ,the head of the ,federal agency insuring1 guaranteeing1 supplementing1 or assisting a ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loan1 or the ,director of the ,federal ,housing ,finance ,agency in the case of a ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loan that is purchased or securitized by the ,federal ,home ,loan ,mortgage ,corporation or the ,federal ,national ,mortgage ,association1 shall require the owner of the property securing the ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loan to provide a copy of the uniform statement developed pursuant to subsection 7b7 in written form to each lessee of a dwelling unit assisted by that loan at the time the lease is signed by the lessee4 7f7 ,optional completion of voter registration application ,nothing in this section may be construed to require any individual to complete a voter registration application4 7g7 ,regulations ,the head of a ,federal agency administering a ,federal rental assistance program1 the head of the ,federal agency insuring1 guaranteeing1 supplementing1 or assisting a ,federally backed multifamily mortgage loan1 the ,director of the ,federal ,housing ,finance ,agency1 and the ,director may issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section4