,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #diac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbe,ms4  
,williams ( ,georgia 7= h]self1 ,ms4    
,ans>i1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mrs4  
,*]filus-,mc,cormick1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new
 ,york1 ,ms4 ,crockett1 ,mr4 ,evans (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,mr4 ,g>ca 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4               
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4
 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,ms4  
,mc,clellan1 ,mrs4 ,mc,iver1 ,mr4       
,mfume1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4
 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,scott (
 ,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,ms4 ,simon1   
,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mrs4 ,sykes1 ,mr4       
,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 & ,mr4        
,fields7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,national ,vot] ,regi/ration ,act (     
#aiic to protect individuals :o are     
lawfully regi/]$ to vote 9 elections =  

,f$]al (fice f bad fai? *all5ges to _!  
regi/ration /atus1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,c\nt]+ ,h>assm5t & ,apply+ ,legal   
,liability to ,effectively ,nurture     
,gov]nm5t ,election ,/ability ,act or ! 
,,*all5ges ,act4  #b4 ,protections aga9/
 bad fai? *all5ges to vot] regi/ration  
/atus  7a7 ,protections ,! ,national    
,vot] ,regi/ration ,act ( #aiic 7#eb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeja et seq47 is am5d$ by   
ins]t+ aft] section #h ! foll[+ new     
section3  #h;,a4 ,protections aga9/     
bad-fai? *all5ges to regi/ration /atus  
7a7 ,protections aga9/ bad-,fai?        
*all5ges ,no p]son1 o!r ?an a ,/ate or  
local election (ficial1 may submit to a 
,/ate or local election (ficial a =mal  
*all5ge to ! vot] regi/ration /atus ( an
 individual :o is regi/]$ to vote 9     
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ! ,/ate 
unless ! p]son--  7#a7 provides !       
(ficial ) cle> & conv9c+ evid5ce g5]at$ 
by an inquiry into ! specific           
individual's vot] regi/ration /atus t   

(f]s pro( t ! individual is n eligible  
to be regi/]$ to vote 9 elections =     
,f$]al (fice 9 ! ,/ate & is n g5]at$ by 
a mass comput]iz$ data mat*+ process2   
7#b7 pres5ts ! (ficial ) an oa? or      
atte/ation ( su* p]son "u p5alty (      
p]jury t ! p]son has p]sonal k t !      
individual is n eligible to be regi/]$  
to vote 9 elections = ,f$]al (fice 9 !  
,/ate2 &  7#c7 if ! p]son is an         
individual1 is regi/]$ to vote 9 ! same 
regi/r>'s jurisdiction z ! individual :o
 is ! subject ( ! *all5ge4  7b7         
,requirem5ts = onl9e portals accept+    
*all5ges ,a ,/ate or local election     
(ficial :o op]ates an onl9e portal ?r\gh
 :i* a p]son may submit a =mal *all5ge  
to ! vot] regi/ration /atus ( an        
individual :o is regi/]$ to vote 9      
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 !       
,/ate-- 7#a7 %all reject a *all5ge      
submitt$ on ! portal by a p]son :o does 
n include ! p]son's "n on ! mat]ial !   
p]son submits = ! *all5ge2 &  7#b7 %all 
include on ! portal in=mation on !      

prohibition "u subsection 7a74  4  7b7  
,en=cem5t  7#a7 ,private "r ( action    
,section #aa7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#eb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjeaj7;b77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#d7 ,9
 ! case ( a violation ( section #h;,a-- 
7,a7 ! aggriev$ p]son ne$ n provide     
notice to ! *ief election (ficial ( !   
,/ate "u p>agraph 7#a7 be=e br++ a civil
 action "u p>agraph 7#b72 &  7,b7 9     
addition to decl>atory & injunctive     
relief1 ! civil action may be =         
comp5satory damages equal to ! am\nt    
incurr$ by ! aggriev$ p]son due to !    
violation1 toge!r ) punitive damages 9  
an am\nt n to exce$ #a1jjj = ea* su*    
violation4  4  7#b7 ,crim9al p5alties   
,section #ab ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjeaa7 is am5d$--  7,a7 by /rik+ ,a    
p]son & ins]t+ 7a7 ,9 g5]al4--,a p]son2 
&  7,b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new   
subsection3  7b7  ,kn[+ & neglig5t false
 *all5ge to eligibility ,to regi/] ,to  
vote  ,9 addition to any o!r p5alty "u  
?is ,act1 if--  7#a7 a p]son submits to 

a ,/ate or local election (ficial a =mal
 *all5ge to ! vot] regi/ration /atus (  
an individual :o is regi/]$ to vote 9   
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 ! ,/ate 
kn[+ & neglig5tly disreg>d+ t !         
individual is eligible to be regi/]$ to 
vote 9 elections = ,f$]al (fice 9 !     
,/ate2 or  7#b7 a p]son provides ano!r  
p]son ) in=mation alleg+ t an individual
 is n eligible to be regi/]$ to vote 9  
elections = ,f$]al (fice held 9 a ,/ate 
kn[+ t ! in=mation is false & ) !       
reasonable expectation t ! p]son to :om 
! in=mation is provid$ w use ! in=mation
 to submit to a ,/ate or local election 
(ficial a =mal *all5ge to ! vot]        
regi/ration /atus ( ! individual1  !    
p]son %all be f9$ 9 accordance ) title  
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 imprison$ n m 
?an #f mon?s1 or bo?1 except t if !     
p]son is n an individual1 ! am\nt ( !   
f9e %all be equal to #aj1jjj = ea*      
violation "u ?is subsection4  4  7c7    
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to a       

*all5ge to ! vot] regi/ration /atus ( an
 individual :o is regi/]$ to vote 9     
elections = ,f$]al (fice 9 a ,/ate :i*  
is made aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4