[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4415 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4415

 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit collection and 
    transmission of ballots by certain third parties in District of 
              Columbia elections, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2023

 Mr. Grothman 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 collection and 
    transmission of ballots by certain third parties in District of 
              Columbia elections, 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 ``American Confidence in Elections: 
District of Columbia Election Fraud Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA ELECTIONS.

    (a) Requirements.--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, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 304. BAN ON COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF BALLOTS BY CERTAIN 
              THIRD PARTIES IN A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION.

    ``(a) In General.--The District of Columbia may not permit an 
individual to knowingly collect and transmit a ballot in a District of 
Columbia election that was mailed to another person, other than an 
individual described as follows:
            ``(1) An election official while engaged in official duties 
        as authorized by law.
            ``(2) An employee of the United States Postal Service or 
        other commercial common carrier engaged in similar activities 
        while engaged in duties authorized by law.
            ``(3) Any other individual who is allowed by law to collect 
        and transmit United States mail, while engaged in official 
        duties as authorized by law.
            ``(4) A family member, household member, or caregiver of 
        the person to whom the ballot was mailed.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) With respect to a person to whom the ballot was 
        mailed--
                    ``(A) the term `caregiver' means an individual who 
                provides medical or health care assistance to such 
                person in a residence, nursing care institution, 
                hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted 
                living facility, assisted living home, residential care 
                institution, adult day health care facility, or adult 
                foster care home;
                    ``(B) the term `family member' means an individual 
                who is related to such person by blood, marriage, 
                adoption or legal guardianship; and
                    ``(C) the term `household member' means an 
                individual who resides at the same residence as such 
                person.
            ``(2) The term `District of Columbia election' means any 
        election for public office in the District of Columbia, 
        including an election for Federal office, and any ballot 
        initiative or referendum.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Enforcement.--Section 401 of 
the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21111) is amended by 
striking ``and 303'' and inserting ``303, and 304''.
    (c) 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, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
        following new item:

``Sec. 304. Ban on collection and transmission of ballots by certain 
                            third parties in a District of Columbia 
                            election.''.
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