,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,edw>ds 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ond]1 ,mr4   
,mc,dowell1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,h>rigan1 
,mr4 ,gill ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,mr4   
,b5tz1 & ,mr4 ,/eube7 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 ballot h>ve/+ invites
 electione]+ activity at home & weak5s  
,/ates' long-/&+ vot] protection        
proc$ures :i* rema9 9 place at poll+    
locations1 creat+ ! possibility ( undue 
influ5ce ov] vot]s by bad actors2 &     
7#e7 ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
has affirm$ ,/ate au?ority to re/rict   
ballot h>ve/+ 7,brnovi* v4 ,democratic  
,national ,committee1 #eid ,u4,s4 #fdg  
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  #ijg4 ,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 ! foll[+           
individuals3 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 adoption1 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