3.0.0 5557 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z 2023-01-11T13:32:44Z House HR 2016-06-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VEASEY:H.R. 5557.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Twenty Fourth Amendment, Section 1:The right of citizens of the United States to vote in anyprimary or other election for President or Vice President,for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senatoror Representative in Congress, shall not be denied orabridged by the United States or any state by reason offailure to pay any poll tax or other tax.[Page H4171]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2016-06-22T14:01:05Z 2016-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2016-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 N W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2016-06-22 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-06-22 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2016-06-22 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2016-06-22 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-06-22 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2016-06-22 True B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2016-06-22 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2016-06-22 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2016-06-22 True F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2016-06-22 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2016-06-22 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2016-06-22 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2016-06-22 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2016-06-22 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2016-06-22 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2016-06-22 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2016-06-22 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2016-06-22 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2016-06-22 True F000454 Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] Bill Foster D IL 11 2016-07-06 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2016-07-06 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2016-07-06 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2016-09-22 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2016-09-22 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2016-09-22 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2016-09-28 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation User charges and fees Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-06-22 Introduced in House 2016-07-13T19:27:28Z Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring:

  • an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or
  • an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.
]]> Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 Display Title Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit an election official from requiring an individual to present a piece of identification that has an associated cost as a condition of voting or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5557ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5557ih.xml 2016-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.