[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6446 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6446

  To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the Election 
Assistance Commission from making payments under such Act to States and 
   jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect the 
integrity and certainty of elections for Federal office, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 20, 2022

   Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Perry, Mr. Rosendale, Mrs. 
   Miller of Illinois, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. 
Harris, Mr. Brooks, and Mr. Buck) 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 prohibit the Election 
Assistance Commission from making payments under such Act to States and 
   jurisdictions which fail to meet certain standards to protect the 
integrity and certainty of elections 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 ``One Citizen One Vote Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING PAYMENTS TO STATES FAILING TO MEET ELECTION 
              INTEGRITY AND CERTAINTY STANDARDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Title IX of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 21141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 907. PROHIBITING PAYMENTS TO STATES AND JURISDICTIONS FAILING TO 
              MEET ELECTION INTEGRITY AND CERTAINTY STANDARDS.

    ``The Commission may not make any payment under this Act to any 
State or jurisdiction unless the State or jurisdiction certifies to the 
Commission each of the following:
            ``(1) The State or jurisdiction does not permit an 
        individual to cast a ballot in an election for Federal office 
        unless--
                    ``(A) in the case of an individual who desires to 
                cast a ballot in person, the individual presents to the 
                appropriate election official a current and valid photo 
                identification of the individual; or
                    ``(B) in the case of an individual who desires to 
                cast a ballot by mail, the individual includes with the 
                ballot a copy of a current and valid photo 
                identification of the individual.
            ``(2) The State or jurisdiction does not accept a voted 
        absentee ballot in an election for Federal office which is 
        delivered in person to an election official by any individual 
        other than the voter to whom the ballot was transmitted, other 
        than an individual described as follows:
                    ``(A) An election official while engaged in 
                official duties as authorized by law.
                    ``(B) An employee of the United States Postal 
                Service while engaged in official duties as authorized 
                by law.
                    ``(C) Any other individual who is allowed by law to 
                collect and transmit United States mail, while engaged 
                in official duties as authorized by law.
            ``(3) The State or jurisdiction does not provide any drop 
        box into which an individual may deliver a voted ballot, other 
        than a drop box which is located at the office of a State or 
        local election official.
            ``(4) The State or jurisdiction does not deliver an 
        absentee or other mail-in ballot to any individual who does not 
        request the delivery of such a ballot.
            ``(5) The State or jurisdiction does not permit any 
        individual who is not a citizen of the United States to 
        register to vote or vote in any election for public office, or 
        any ballot initiative or referendum, held in the State or 
        jurisdiction.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to title IX the 
following:

``Sec. 907. Prohibiting payments to States and jurisdictions failing to 
                            meet election integrity and certainty 
                            standards.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to payments made on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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