[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4488 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4488

 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish certain photo 
    identification requirements for voting in District of Columbia 
 elections and to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in 
        District of Columbia elections, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2023

    Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Steube, and Ms. Tenney) 
 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 establish certain photo 
    identification requirements for voting in District of Columbia 
 elections and to require proof of citizenship to register to vote 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 Voter Identification Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP 
              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 306 
        and 307, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 303 the following new 
        sections:

``SEC. 304. REQUIREMENTS FOR PHOTO IDENTIFICATION IN DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA ELECTIONS.

    ``(a) Requiring Provision of Identification To Receive a Ballot or 
Vote.--
            ``(1) Individuals voting in person.--A District of Columbia 
        election official may not provide a ballot for a District of 
        Columbia election to an individual who desires to vote in 
        person unless the individual presents to the official an 
        identification described in paragraph (3).
            ``(2) Individuals voting other than in person.--A District 
        of Columbia election official may not provide a ballot for a 
        District of Columbia election to an individual who desires to 
        vote other than in person unless the individual submits with 
        the application for the ballot a copy of an identification 
        described in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Identification described.--An identification 
        described in this paragraph is, with respect to an individual, 
        any of the following:
                    ``(A) A current and valid motor vehicle license 
                issued by the District of Columbia or any other current 
                and valid photo identification of the individual which 
                is issued by the District of Columbia or the 
                identification number for such motor vehicle license or 
                photo identification.
                    ``(B) A current and valid United States passport, a 
                current and valid military photo identification, or any 
                other current and valid photo identification of the 
                individual which is issued by the Federal Government.
                    ``(C) Any current and valid photo identification of 
                the individual which is issued by a Tribal Government.
                    ``(D) A student photo identification issued by a 
                secondary school (as such term is defined in section 
                8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or an institution of higher 
                education (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)).
                    ``(E) The last 4 digits of the individual's social 
                security number.
            ``(4) Ensuring proof of residence.--If an individual 
        presents or submits an identification described in paragraph 
        (3) which does not include the address of the individual's 
        residence, the District of Columbia election official may not 
        provide a ballot to the individual unless the individual 
        presents or submits a document or other written information 
        from a third party which--
                    ``(A) provides the address of the individual's 
                residence; and
                    ``(B) such document or other written information is 
                of sufficient validity such that the election official 
                is reasonably certain as to the identity of the 
                individual.
    ``(b) Provision of Identification Without Cost to Indigent 
Individuals.--If the District of Columbia charges an individual a fee 
for an identification described in subsection (a)(3) and the individual 
provides an attestation that the individual is unable to afford the 
fee, the District of Columbia shall provide the identification to the 
individual at no cost.
    ``(c) Special Rule With Respect to Sincerely Held Religious 
Beliefs.--In the case of an individual who is unable to comply with the 
requirements of subsection (a) due to sincerely held religious beliefs, 
the District of Columbia shall provide such individual with an 
alternative identification that shall be deemed to meet the 
requirements of an identification described in subsection (a)(3).
    ``(d) Designation of District of Columbia Agency To Provide Copies 
of Identification.--The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall 
designate an agency of the District of Columbia government to provide 
an individual with a copy of an identification described in subsection 
(a)(3) at no cost to the individual for the purposes of meeting the 
requirement under subsection (a)(2).
    ``(e) Inclusion of Photos in Poll Books.--
            ``(1) Methods for obtaining photos.--
                    ``(A) Provision of photos by offices of district of 
                columbia government.--If any office of the District of 
                Columbia government has a photograph or digital image 
                of the likeness of an individual who is eligible to 
                vote in a District of Columbia election, the office, in 
                consultation with the chief election official of the 
                District of Columbia, shall provide access to the 
                photograph or digital image to the chief election 
                official of the District of Columbia.
                    ``(B) Taking of photos at polling place.--If a 
                photograph or digital image of an individual who votes 
                in person at a polling place is not included in the 
                poll book which contains the name of the individuals 
                who are eligible to vote in the District of Columbia 
                election and which is used by election officials to 
                provide ballots to such eligible individuals, the 
                appropriate election official shall take a photograph 
                of the individual and provide access to the photograph 
                to the chief election official of the District of 
                Columbia.
                    ``(C) Copies of photos provided by individuals not 
                voting in person.--The election official who receives a 
                copy of an identification described in subsection 
                (a)(3) which is submitted by an individual who desires 
                to vote other than in person at a polling place shall 
                provide access to the copy of the identification to the 
                chief election official of the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) Inclusion in poll books.--The chief election official 
        of the District of Columbia shall ensure that a photograph, 
        digital image, or copy of an identification for which access is 
        provided under paragraph (1) is included in the poll book which 
        contains the name of the individuals who are eligible to vote 
        in the District of Columbia election and which is used by 
        election officials to provide ballots to such eligible 
        individuals.
            ``(3) Protection of privacy of voters.--The appropriate 
        election officials of the District of Columbia shall ensure 
        that any photograph, digital image, or copy of an 
        identification which is included in a poll book under this 
        subsection is not used for any purpose other than the 
        administration of District of Columbia elections and is not 
        provided or otherwise made available to any other person except 
        as may be necessary to carry out that purpose.
    ``(f) Exceptions.--This section does not apply with respect to any 
individual who is--
            ``(1) entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the 
        Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
        20301 et seq.);
            ``(2) provided the right to vote otherwise than in person 
        under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for 
        the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)); 
        or
            ``(3) entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any 
        other Federal law.
    ``(g) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the following 
definitions apply:
            ``(1) District of columbia election.--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.
            ``(2) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the 
        meaning given the term `Indian tribe' in section 4 of the 
        Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 
        U.S.C. 5304).
            ``(3) Tribal government.--The term `Tribal Government' 
        means the recognized governing body of an Indian Tribe.

``SEC. 305. REQUIRING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER TO 
              VOTE IN A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION.

    ``(a) In General.--An individual may not register to vote in a 
District of Columbia election unless, at the time the individual 
applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof 
that the individual is a citizen of the United States.
    ``(b) District of Columbia Election Defined.--In this section, 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, 304, and 305''.
    (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 306 and 307, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the 
        following new items:

``Sec. 304. Requirements for photo identification in District of 
                            Columbia elections.
``Sec. 305. Requiring proof of United States citizenship to register to 
                            vote in a District of Columbia election.''.
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