[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1130 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1130

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote integrity in the 
          casting of ballots in elections for Federal office.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 14, 2021

   Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Barrasso) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                 Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote integrity in the 
          casting of ballots in elections for Federal office.

    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 ``Promoting Election Integrity by 
Proving Voter Identity Act''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING INTEGRITY IN CASTING OF BALLOTS.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 
U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 304 and 305 as sections 305 
        and 306; and
            (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 304. PROMOTING INTEGRITY IN CASTING OF BALLOTS.

    ``(a) Requiring Provision of Identification as Condition of 
Voting.--
            ``(1) Individuals voting in person.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, 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 current and valid 
        identification.
            ``(2) Individuals voting other than in person.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 submits with 
        the ballot a copy of a current and valid identification.
            ``(3) Current and valid identification defined.--In this 
        subsection, a `current and valid identification' means a 
        current and valid version of any of the following:
                    ``(A) An identification issued by a State or a unit 
                of local government in a State.
                    ``(B) A United States passport.
                    ``(C) A military identification card.
                    ``(D) An identification issued by a tribal 
                government.
    ``(b) Exception for Absent Military and Overseas Voters.--This 
section does not apply with respect to any individual who is entitled 
to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.).
    ``(c) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to the 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in 2022 
and any succeeding election for Federal office.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Existing Identification 
Requirements.--Section 303 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21083) is amended by 
striking subsection (b).
    (c) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ``and 303'' and 
inserting ``303, and 304''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 304 and 
        305 as relating to sections 305 and 306; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
        following:

``Sec. 304. Promoting integrity in casting of ballots.''.
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