H.R. 5734

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5734 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5734

To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to 
individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with 
respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the 
State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 10, 2025

Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration

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A BILL

To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to 
individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with 
respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the 
State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Hiring Preference for Veterans and 
Americans With Disabilities Act''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RULES WITH RESPECT TO HIRING OF ELECTION 
WORKERS.

(a) Preferences for Veterans and Individuals With Disabilities.--
(1) Preferences.--In hiring election workers to administer 
an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the State or 
local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are 
veterans or individuals with a disability.
(2) Individual with a disability defined.--In this 
subsection, an ``individual with a disability'' means an 
individual with an impairment that substantially limits any 
major life activities.
(b) Preference and Waiver of Residency Requirement for Spouses and 
Dependents of Absent Military Voters.--
(1) Preference and waivers.--In hiring election workers to 
administer an election in a State or local jurisdiction, the 
State or local jurisdiction--
(A) may give preference to an individual who is a 
nonresident military spouse or dependent; and
(B) may not refuse to hire such an individual as an 
election worker solely on the grounds that the 
individual does not maintain a place of residence in 
the State or local jurisdiction.
(2) Nonresident military spouse or dependent defined.--In 
this subsection, a ``nonresident military spouse or dependent'' 
means an individual who is an absent uniformed services voter 
under section 107(1)(C) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20310(1)(C)).
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