[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2696

   To require States and local jurisdictions that institute vaccine 
    passports to require voter identification in Federal elections.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            August 10, 2021

  Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require States and local jurisdictions that institute vaccine 
    passports to require voter identification in Federal elections.

    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 ``Vaccine Passport and Voter ID 
Harmonization Act''.

SEC. 2. VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR STATES AND LOCAL 
              JURISDICTIONS THAT INSTITUTE VACCINE PASSPORTS.

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

``SEC. 304. VOTER IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR STATES AND LOCAL 
              JURISDICTIONS THAT INSTITUTE VACCINE PASSPORTS.

    ``(a) In General.--A State or jurisdiction that institutes a 
requirement for vaccine passports or other such documentation with 
respect to a COVID-19 vaccine shall, in any election for Federal office 
held during any period in which such requirement is in effect, require 
voter identification.
    ``(b) Effective Date.--Each State and jurisdiction shall be 
required to comply with the requirements of this section with respect 
to elections for Federal office held on or after January 1, 2022.''.
    (b) 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''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--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, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 304. Voter identification requirement for States and local 
                            jurisdictions that institute vaccine 
                            passports.''.
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