[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4225 Introduced in House (IH)]


109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4225

 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to keep 
 confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence which are 
included in the State's computerized Statewide voter registration list, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 3, 2005

 Ms. DeLauro introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to keep 
 confidential the addresses of victims of domestic violence which are 
included in the State's computerized Statewide voter registration list, 
                        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 ``Victims of Violence Confidentiality 
Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ADDRESSES OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
              WITHIN COMPUTERIZED STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION LIST.

    (a) Confidentiality of Addresses Required.--Section 303(a) of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15483(a)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Confidentiality of addresses of victims of domestic 
        violence.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In administering the 
                computerized Statewide voter registration list, the 
                State shall ensure that the address of any individual 
                who is registered to vote in the State and who provides 
                the appropriate election official with the 
                documentation described in subparagraph (B), as well as 
                the address of any other individual who resides at that 
                address, does not appear within the database and is not 
                otherwise accessible to any person who is not an 
                election official.
                    ``(B) Documentation.--The documentation described 
                in this subparagraph is--
                            ``(i) a copy of an order of protection 
                        issued by a judicial authority to protect the 
                        individual from domestic violence, sexual 
                        abuse, or stalking; or
                            ``(ii) an affidavit stating that the 
                        individual is a victim of domestic violence, 
                        sexual abuse, or stalking.
                    ``(C) Information.--The State shall take such steps 
                as may be required to ensure that individuals 
                registered to vote in the State and individuals 
                applying to register to vote in the State, as well as 
                all election officials in the State, are aware of the 
                requirements of this paragraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Section 303(d)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
15483(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' 
        and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'';
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Special rule for confidentiality 
                requirements.--Each State and jurisdiction shall be 
                required to comply with the requirements of subsection 
                (a)(6) on and after January 1, 2006.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 257(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 
15407(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) For fiscal year 2006, such sums as may be necessary 
        for States to meet the requirements of section 303(a)(6), 
        except that the amounts made available pursuant to the 
        authorization under this paragraph may be used only to meet 
        such requirements.''.
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