[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4669. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 4420 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Schmitt) to the 
bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal 
Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the provisions of and amendments made by this 
     section shall take effect on the date that is 4 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Voter Registration.--Section 101 and the amendments 
     made by such section shall take effect on the date that is 4 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall 
     apply with respect to applications for voter registration 
     which are submitted on or after such date.
       (c) Photo Identification.--Section 303A(e) of the Help 
     America Vote Act of 2002, as added by section 111, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this section, and shall apply with respect to elections for 
     Federal office held on or after such date.''.
       (d)  Absentee Voting.--Subtitle C of title I shall apply 
     with respect to elections for Federal office occurring after 
     the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Section 101(r), 111(d), and 129 
     are repealed.
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