H.R. 9368

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9368 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 653
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9368

[Report No. 119-750]

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the provision of 
identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for 
Federal office, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 18, 2026

Mr. Steil (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
Hinson, and Mr. Griffith) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration

July 15, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Carey, Ms. Lee of Florida, and Mrs. Kim

July 15, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
18, 2026]

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A BILL

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the provision of 
identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for 
Federal office, 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 ``Voter ID Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

(a) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification as Condition of 
Casting Ballot.--
(1) In general.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 303 the following new section:

``SEC. 303A. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

``(a) Provision of Identification Required as Condition of Casting 
Ballot.--
``(1) Individuals voting in person.--
``(A) Requirement to provide identification.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except 
as provided in subparagraph (B), the appropriate State 
or local election official may not provide a ballot for 
an election for Federal office to an individual who 
desires to vote in person unless the individual 
presents to the official a valid physical photo 
identification.
``(B) Availability of provisional ballot.--
``(i) In general.--If an individual does 
not present the identification required under 
subparagraph (A), the individual shall be 
permitted to cast a provisional ballot with 
respect to the election under section 302(a), 
except that the appropriate State or local 
election official may not make a determination 
under section 302(a)(4) that the individual is 
eligible under State law to vote in the 
election unless, not later than 3 days after 
casting the provisional ballot, the individual 
presents to the official--
``(I) the identification required 
under subparagraph (A); or
``(II) an affidavit developed and 
made available to the individual by the 
State attesting that the individual 
does not possess the identification 
required under subparagraph (A) because 
the individual has a religious 
objection to being photographed.
``(ii) No effect on other provisional 
balloting rules.--Nothing in clause (i) may be 
construed to apply to the casting of a 
provisional ballot pursuant to section 302(a) 
or any State law for reasons other than the 
failure to present the identification required 
under subparagraph (A).
``(2) Individuals voting other than in person.--
``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law and except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the appropriate State or local election official 
may not accept any ballot for an election for Federal 
office provided by an individual who votes other than 
in person unless the individual--
``(i) submits with the ballot a copy of a 
valid photo identification;
``(ii) submits with the ballot the last 
four digits of the individual's Social Security 
number and an affidavit developed and made 
available to the individual by the State 
attesting that the individual is unable to 
obtain a copy of a valid photo identification 
after making reasonable efforts to obtain such 
a copy; or
``(iii) includes a notarization by a notary 
public attesting that the individual has 
personally marked the ballot.
``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) does not apply 
with respect to a ballot provided by--
``(i) an absent uniformed services voter, 
as defined in section 107(1) of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
U.S.C. 20310(1)); or
``(ii) an individual provided the right to 
vote otherwise than in person under section 
3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for 
the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 
20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)).
``(b) Providing Public Access to Digital Imaging Devices.--With 
respect to each State, the appropriate State or local government 
official of the State shall ensure, to the extent practicable, public 
access to a digital imaging device, which shall include a printer, 
copier, image scanner, or multifunction machine, at State and local 
government buildings in the State, including courts, libraries, and 
police stations, for the purpose of allowing individuals to use such a 
device at no cost to the individual to make a copy of a valid photo 
identification.
``(c) Notification of Identification Requirement to Applicants for 
Voter Registration.--
``(1) In general.--Each State shall ensure that, at the 
time an individual applies to register to vote in elections for 
Federal office in the State, the appropriate State or local 
election official notifies the individual of the photo 
identification requirements of this section.
``(2) Special rule for individuals applying to register to 
vote online.--Each State shall ensure that, in the case of an 
individual who applies to register to vote in elections for 
Federal office in the State online, the online voter 
registration system notifies the individual of the photo 
identification requirements of this section before the 
individual completes the online registration process.
``(d) Valid Photo Identification Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, a `valid photo identification' means, with respect to an 
individual who seeks to vote in an election for Federal office, any of 
the following:
``(1) A valid State-issued motor vehicle driver's license 
that includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date.
``(2) A valid State-issued identification card that 
includes a photo of the individual and an expiration date 
issued by a State motor vehicle authority.
``(3) A valid United States passport for the individual.
``(4) A valid photo identification card for the individual 
issued by the Department of Defense or the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.
``(5) A valid identification document issued by a Tribal 
government that includes a photo of the individual and an 
expiration date.''.
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 
the following new item:

``Sec. 303A. Photo identification requirements.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Voluntary Guidance by Election 
Assistance Commission.--Section 311(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21101(b)) 
is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(4) in the case of the recommendations with respect to 
section 303A, the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Voter ID Act.''.
(c) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ``sections 301, 302, 
303, and 304'' and inserting ``subtitle A of title III''.
(d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF STATE AND TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION.

(a) In General.--Subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252; 52 U.S.C. 21001 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new part:

``PART 7--GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION

``SEC. 298. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION.

``(a) Grants to States.--
``(1) In general.--The Commission shall make grants to each 
State that provides identification described in paragraph (2) 
without charge to any individual who--
``(A) is eligible for such identification; and
``(B) provides an attestation under penalty of 
perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay the 
fee otherwise charged by the State for the provision of 
the identification.
``(2) Identification described.--An identification 
described in this subsection is--
``(A) a State-issued motor vehicle driver's license 
that includes a photo of the individual and an 
expiration date; and
``(B) an identification card issued by a State 
motor vehicle authority that includes a photo of the 
individual and an expiration date.
``(b) Grants to Tribes.--
``(1) In general.--The Commission shall make grants to each 
Tribal government that provides identification described in 
paragraph (2) without charge to any individual who--
``(A) is eligible for such identification; and
``(B) provides an attestation under penalty of 
perjury that the individual cannot afford to pay such 
fee.
``(2) Identification described.--An identification 
described in this subsection is an identification document 
issued by a Tribal government that includes a photo of the 
individual and an expiration date.
``(3) Tribal government.--In this subsection, the term 
`Tribal government' means the governing body of any Indian or 
Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or 
community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to 
exist as an Indian tribe under the Federally Recognized Indian 
Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 479a et seq.).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 296 the 
following:

``Part 7--Grant Program for Provision of Identification

``Sec. 298. Grant program for provision of identification.''.
Union Calendar No. 653

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9368

[Report No. 119-750]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the provision of 
identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for 
Federal office, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

July 15, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed