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Shown Here: Introduced in House (01/03/2019)
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
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H. R. 1
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2019
Mr. Sarbanes (for himself and Ms. Pelosi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, 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 “For the People Act of 2019”.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Divisions.—This Act is organized into 3 divisions as follows:
(1) Division A—Voting.
(2) Division B—Campaign Finance.
(3) Division C—Ethics.
(b) Table Of Contents.—The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contentsDIVISION A—VOTING
TITLE I—ELECTION ACCESS
Sec. 1000. Short title; statement of policy.Subtitle A—Voter Registration Modernization
Sec. 1000A. Short title.PART 1—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION
Sec. 1001. Requiring availability of internet for voter registration.
Sec. 1002. Use of internet to update registration information.
Sec. 1003. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote.
Sec. 1004. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote.
Sec. 1005. Effective date.PART 2—AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1011. Short title; findings and purpose.
Sec. 1012. Automatic registration of eligible individuals.
Sec. 1013. Contributing agency assistance in registration.
Sec. 1014. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible voters in existing records.
Sec. 1015. Voter protection and security in automatic registration.
Sec. 1016. Registration portability and correction.
Sec. 1017. Payments and grants.
Sec. 1018. Treatment of exempt States.
Sec. 1019. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 1020. Definitions.
Sec. 1021. Effective date.PART 3—SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1031. Same-day registration.PART 4—CONDITIONS ON REMOVAL ON BASIS OF INTERSTATE CROSS-CHECKS
Sec. 1041. Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible voters on basis of interstate cross-checks.PART 5—OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1051. Annual reports on voter registration statistics.PART 6—AVAILABILITY OF HAVA REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS
Sec. 1061. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements.PART 7—PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1071. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration.
Sec. 1072. Establishment of best practices.Subtitle B—Access To Voting For Individuals With Disabilities
Sec. 1101. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 1102. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at residences.
Sec. 1103. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities.Subtitle C—Prohibiting Voter Caging
Sec. 1201. Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited.
Sec. 1202. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter caging.Subtitle D—Prohibiting Deceptive Practices And Preventing Voter Intimidation
Sec. 1301. Short title.
Sec. 1302. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sec. 1303. Corrective action.
Sec. 1304. Reports to Congress.Subtitle E—Democracy Restoration
Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Rights of citizens.
Sec. 1403. Enforcement.
Sec. 1404. Notification of restoration of voting rights.
Sec. 1405. Definitions.
Sec. 1406. Relation to other laws.
Sec. 1407. Federal prison funds.
Sec. 1408. Effective date.Subtitle F—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, And Security Through Voter-Verified Permanent Paper Ballot
Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.
Sec. 1503. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 1504. Durability and readability requirements for ballots.
Sec. 1505. Effective date for new requirements.Subtitle G—Provisional Ballots
Sec. 1601. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards.Subtitle H—Early Voting
Sec. 1611. Early voting.Subtitle I—Voting By Mail
Sec. 1621. Voting by mail.Subtitle J—Absent Uniformed Services Voters And Overseas Voters
Sec. 1701. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots.
Sec. 1702. Enforcement.
Sec. 1703. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule.
Sec. 1704. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections.
Sec. 1705. Effective date.Subtitle K—Poll Worker Recruitment And Training
Sec. 1801. Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees.
Sec. 1802. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.
Sec. 1803. State defined.Subtitle L—Enhancement Of Enforcement
Sec. 1811. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002.Subtitle M—Federal Election Integrity
Sec. 1821. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials.Subtitle N—Promoting Voter Access Through Election Administration Improvements
PART 1—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS
Sec. 1901. Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies.
Sec. 1902. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.
Sec. 1903. Election Day holiday.
Sec. 1904. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements for voting.
Sec. 1905. Postage-free ballots.
Sec. 1906. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing program to track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots.
Sec. 1907. Voter information response systems and hotline.PART 2—IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sec. 1911. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 1913. Requiring States to participate in post-general election surveys.
Sec. 1914. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use of funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 1915. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 1916. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements.PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1921. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 1922. No effect on other laws.Subtitle O—Severability
Sec. 1931. Severability.TITLE II—ELECTION INTEGRITY
Subtitle A—Findings Reaffirming Commitment Of Congress To Restore The Voting Rights Act
Sec. 2001. Findings reaffirming commitment of Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act.Subtitle B—Findings Relating To Native American Voting Rights
Sec. 2101. Findings relating to Native American voting rights.Subtitle C—Findings Relating To District Of Columbia Statehood
Sec. 2201. Findings relating to District of Columbia statehood.Subtitle D—Findings Relating To Territorial Voting Rights
Sec. 2301. Findings relating to territorial voting rights.Subtitle E—Redistricting Reform
Sec. 2400. Short title; finding of constitutional authority.PART 1—REQUIREMENTS FOR CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING
Sec. 2401. Limit on congressional redistricting after an apportionment.
Sec. 2402. Requiring congressional redistricting to be conducted through plan of independent State commission.PART 2—INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS
Sec. 2411. Independent redistricting commission.
Sec. 2412. Establishment of selection pool of individuals eligible to serve as members of commission.
Sec. 2413. Criteria for redistricting plan by independent commission; public notice and input.
Sec. 2414. Establishment of related entities.PART 3—ROLE OF COURTS IN DEVELOPMENT OF REDISTRICTING PLANS
Sec. 2421. Enactment of plan developed by 3-judge court.
Sec. 2422. Special rule for redistricting conducted under order of Federal court.PART 4—ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 2431. Payments to States for carrying out redistricting.
Sec. 2432. Civil enforcement.
Sec. 2433. State apportionment notice defined.
Sec. 2434. No effect on elections for State and local office.
Sec. 2435. Effective date.Subtitle F—Saving Voters From Voter Purging
Sec. 2501. Short title.
Sec. 2502. Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters.Subtitle G—Severability
Sec. 2601. Severability.TITLE III—ELECTION SECURITY
Sec. 3000. Short title; sense of Congress.Subtitle A—Financial Support For Election Infrastructure
PART 1—VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS
Sec. 3001. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and carrying out voting system security improvements.
Sec. 3002. Coordination of voting system security activities with use of requirements payments and election administration requirements under Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Sec. 3003. Incorporation of definitions.PART 2—GRANTS FOR RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
Sec. 3011. Grants to States for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elections.
Sec. 3012. GAO analysis of effects of audits.PART 3—ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM
Sec. 3021. Election infrastructure innovation grant program.Subtitle B—Security Measures
Sec. 3101. Election infrastructure designation.
Sec. 3102. Timely threat information.
Sec. 3103. Security clearance assistance for election officials.
Sec. 3104. Security risk and vulnerability assessments.
Sec. 3105. Annual reports.Subtitle C—Enhancing Protections For United States Democratic Institutions
Sec. 3201. National strategy to protect United States democratic institutions.
Sec. 3202. National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions.Subtitle D—Promoting Cybersecurity Through Improvements In Election Administration
Sec. 3301. Testing of existing voting systems to ensure compliance with election cybersecurity guidelines and other guidelines.
Sec. 3302. Treatment of electronic poll books as part of voting systems.
Sec. 3303. Pre-election reports on voting system usage.
Sec. 3304. Streamlining collection of election information.Subtitle E—Preventing Election Hacking
Sec. 3401. Short title.
Sec. 3402. Election Security Bug Bounty Program.
Sec. 3403. Definitions.Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 3501. Definitions.
Sec. 3502. Initial report on adequacy of resources available for implementation.Subtitle G—Severability
Sec. 3601. Severability.DIVISION B—CAMPAIGN FINANCE
TITLE IV—CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRANSPARENCY
Subtitle A—Findings Relating To Illicit Money Undermining Our Democracy
Sec. 4001. Findings relating to illicit money undermining our democracy.Subtitle B—DISCLOSE Act
Sec. 4100. Short title.PART 1—REGULATION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SPENDING
Sec. 4101. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals to domestic corporations, limited liability corporations, and partnerships that are foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, and foreign-owned.
Sec. 4102. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disbursements and activities.PART 2—REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSEMENTS
Sec. 4111. Reporting of campaign-related disbursements.
Sec. 4112. Application of foreign money ban to disbursements for campaign-related disbursements consisting of covered transfers.
Sec. 4113. Effective date.PART 3—OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
Sec. 4121. Petition for certiorari.
Sec. 4122. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws.Subtitle C—Honest Ads
Sec. 4201. Short title.
Sec. 4202. Purpose.
Sec. 4203. Findings.
Sec. 4204. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 4205. Expansion of definition of public communication.
Sec. 4206. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication.
Sec. 4207. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications.
Sec. 4208. Political record requirements for online platforms.
Sec. 4209. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and disbursements for electioneering communications by foreign nationals in the form of online advertising.Subtitle D—Stand By Every Ad
Sec. 4301. Short title.
Sec. 4302. Stand By Every Ad.
Sec. 4303. Disclaimer requirements for communications made through prerecorded telephone calls.
Sec. 4304. No expansion of persons subject to disclaimer requirements on internet communications.
Sec. 4305. Effective date.Subtitle E—Secret Money Transparency
Sec. 4401. Repeal of restriction of use of funds by Internal Revenue Service to bring transparency to political activity of certain nonprofit organizations.Subtitle F—Shareholder Right-To-Know
Sec. 4501. Repeal of restriction on use of funds by Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity.Subtitle G—Disclosure Of Political Spending By Government Contractors
Sec. 4601. Repeal of restriction on use of funds to require disclosure of political spending by government contractors.Subtitle H—Limitation And Disclosure Requirements For Presidential Inaugural Committees
Sec. 4701. Short title.
Sec. 4702. Limitations and disclosure of certain donations to, and disbursements by, inaugural committees.Subtitle I—Severability
Sec. 4801. Severability.TITLE V—CAMPAIGN FINANCE EMPOWERMENT
Sec. 5001. Findings relating to Citizens United decision.Subtitle B—CongressIonal Elections
Sec. 5100. Short title.PART 1—MY VOICE VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM
Sec. 5101. Establishment of pilot program.
Sec. 5102. Voucher program described.
Sec. 5103. Reports.
Sec. 5104. Definitions.PART 2—SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Sec. 5111. Benefits and eligibility requirements for candidates.“TITLE V—SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
“Subtitle A—Benefits
“Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates.
“Sec. 502. Procedures for making payments.
“Sec. 503. Use of funds.
“Sec. 504. Qualified small dollar contributions described.“Subtitle B—Eligibility And Certification
“Sec. 511. Eligibility.
“Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements.
“Sec. 513. Certification.“Subtitle C—Requirements For Candidates Certified As Participating Candidates
“Sec. 521. Contribution and expenditure requirements.
“Sec. 522. Administration of campaign.
“Sec. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public funds.
“Sec. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election.“Subtitle D—Enhanced Match Support
“Sec. 531. Enhanced support for general election.
“Sec. 532. Eligibility.
“Sec. 533. Amount.
“Sec. 534. Waiver of authority to retain portion of unspent funds after election.“Subtitle E—Administrative Provisions
“Sec. 541. Freedom From Influence Fund.
“Sec. 542. Reviews and reports by Government Accountability Office.
“Sec. 543. Administration by Commission.
“Sec. 544. Violations and penalties.
“Sec. 545. Appeals process.
“Sec. 546. Indexing of amounts.
“Sec. 547. Election cycle defined.
Sec. 5112. Contributions and expenditures by multicandidate and political party committees on behalf of participating candidates.
Sec. 5113. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for purposes other than campaign for election.
Sec. 5114. Effective date.Subtitle C—Presidential Elections
Sec. 5201. Increase in and modifications to matching payments.
Sec. 5202. Eligibility requirements for matching payments.
Sec. 5203. Repeal of expenditure limitations.
Sec. 5204. Period of availability of matching payments.
Sec. 5205. Examination and audits of matchable contributions.
Sec. 5206. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary candidates.PART 2—GENERAL ELECTIONS
Sec. 5211. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing.
Sec. 5212. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign contributions.
Sec. 5213. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts.
Sec. 5214. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures.
Sec. 5215. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments.
Sec. 5216. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund.
Sec. 5217. Use of general election payments for general election legal and accounting compliance.PART 3—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 5221. Effective date.Subtitle D—Personal Use Services As Authorized Campaign Expenditures
Sec. 5301. Short title.
Sec. 5302. Treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as authorized campaign expenditure.Subtitle E—Severability
Sec. 5401. Severability.TITLE VI—CAMPAIGN FINANCE OVERSIGHT
Subtitle A—Restoring Integrity To America’s Elections
Sec. 6001. Short title.
Sec. 6002. Membership of Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 6003. Assignment of powers to Chair of Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 6004. Revision to enforcement process.
Sec. 6005. Permitting appearance at hearings on requests for advisory opinions by persons opposing the requests.
Sec. 6006. Permanent extension of administrative penalty authority.
Sec. 6007. Effective date; transition.Subtitle B—Stopping Super PAC-Candidate Coordination
Sec. 6101. Short title.
Sec. 6102. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates.
Sec. 6103. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super PACs by Federal candidates and officeholders.Subtitle C—Severability
Sec. 6201. Severability.DIVISION C—ETHICS
TITLE VII—ETHICAL STANDARDS
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics
Sec. 7001. Code of conduct for Federal judges.Subtitle B—Foreign Agents Registration
Sec. 7101. Establishment of FARA investigation and enforcement unit within Department of Justice.
Sec. 7102. Authority to impose civil money penalties.
Sec. 7103. Disclosure of transactions involving things of financial value conferred on officeholders.Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure Reform
Sec. 7201. Expanding scope of individuals and activities subject to requirements of Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.Subtitle D—Recusal Of Presidential Appointees
Sec. 7401. Severability.TITLE VIII—ETHICS REFORMS FOR THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, AND FEDERAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
Subtitle A—Executive Branch Conflict Of Interest
Sec. 8001. Short title.
Sec. 8002. Restrictions on private sector payment for government service.
Sec. 8003. Requirements relating to slowing the revolving door.
Sec. 8004. Prohibition of procurement officers accepting employment from government contractors.
Sec. 8005. Revolving door restrictions on employees moving into the private sector.Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts Of Interest
Sec. 8011. Short title.
Sec. 8012. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice President that pose a potential conflict of interest.
Sec. 8013. Initial financial disclosure.
Sec. 8014. Contracts by the President or Vice President.Subtitle C—White House Ethics Transparency
Sec. 8021. Short title.
Sec. 8022. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics requirements.Subtitle D—Executive Branch Ethics Enforcement
Sec. 8031. Short title.
Sec. 8032. Reauthorization of the Office of Government Ethics.
Sec. 8033. Tenure of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
Sec. 8034. Duties of Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
Sec. 8035. Agency ethics officials training and duties.Subtitle E—Conflicts From Political Fundraising
Sec. 8041. Short title.
Sec. 8042. Disclosure of certain types of contributions.Subtitle F—Transition Team Ethics
Sec. 8051. Short title.
Sec. 8052. Presidential transition ethics programs.Subtitle G—Ethics Pledge For Senior Executive Branch Employees
Sec. 8061. Short title.
Sec. 8062. Ethics pledge requirement for senior executive branch employees.Subtitle H—Severability
Sec. 8071. Severability.TITLE IX—CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS REFORM
Sec. 9001. Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 in all cases of employment discrimination acts by Members.Subtitle B—Conflicts Of Interests
Sec. 9101. Prohibiting Members of House of Representatives from serving on boards of for-profit entities.
Sec. 9102. Conflict of interest rules for Members of Congress and congressional staff.
Sec. 9103. Exercise of rulemaking powers.Subtitle C—Campaign Finance And Lobbying Disclosure
Sec. 9201. Short title.
Sec. 9202. Requiring disclosure in certain reports filed with Federal Election Commission of persons who are registered lobbyists.
Sec. 9203. Effective date.Subtitle D—Access To CongressIonally Mandated Reports
Sec. 9301. Short title.
Sec. 9302. Definitions.
Sec. 9303. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports.
Sec. 9304. Federal agency responsibilities.
Sec. 9305. Removing and altering reports.
Sec. 9306. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act.
Sec. 9307. Implementation.Subtitle E—Severability
Sec. 9401. Severability.TITLE X—PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL TAX TRANSPARENCY
Sec. 10001. Presidential and Vice Presidential tax transparency.DIVISION A—VOTING
TITLE I—ELECTION ACCESS
Sec. 1000. Short title; statement of policy.Subtitle A—Voter Registration Modernization
Sec. 1000A. Short title.PART 1—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION
Sec. 1001. Requiring availability of internet for voter registration.
Sec. 1002. Use of internet to update registration information.
Sec. 1003. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals registered to vote.
Sec. 1004. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote.
Sec. 1005. Effective date.PART 2—AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1011. Short title; findings and purpose.
Sec. 1012. Automatic registration of eligible individuals.
Sec. 1013. Contributing agency assistance in registration.
Sec. 1014. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible voters in existing records.
Sec. 1015. Voter protection and security in automatic registration.
Sec. 1016. Registration portability and correction.
Sec. 1017. Payments and grants.
Sec. 1018. Treatment of exempt States.
Sec. 1019. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 1020. Definitions.
Sec. 1021. Effective date.PART 3—SAME-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1031. Same-day registration.PART 4—CONDITIONS ON REMOVAL ON BASIS OF INTERSTATE CROSS-CHECKS
Sec. 1041. Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible voters on basis of interstate cross-checks.PART 5—OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1051. Annual reports on voter registration statistics.PART 6—AVAILABILITY OF HAVA REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS
Sec. 1061. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of compliance with new requirements.PART 7—PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH VOTER REGISTRATION
Sec. 1071. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration.
Sec. 1072. Establishment of best practices.Subtitle B—Access To Voting For Individuals With Disabilities
Sec. 1101. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 1102. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at residences.
Sec. 1103. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities.Subtitle C—Prohibiting Voter Caging
Sec. 1201. Voter caging and other questionable challenges prohibited.
Sec. 1202. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter caging.Subtitle D—Prohibiting Deceptive Practices And Preventing Voter Intimidation
Sec. 1301. Short title.
Sec. 1302. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections.
Sec. 1303. Corrective action.
Sec. 1304. Reports to Congress.Subtitle E—Democracy Restoration
Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Rights of citizens.
Sec. 1403. Enforcement.
Sec. 1404. Notification of restoration of voting rights.
Sec. 1405. Definitions.
Sec. 1406. Relation to other laws.
Sec. 1407. Federal prison funds.
Sec. 1408. Effective date.Subtitle F—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, And Security Through Voter-Verified Permanent Paper Ballot
Sec. 1501. Short title.
Sec. 1502. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements.
Sec. 1503. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities.
Sec. 1504. Durability and readability requirements for ballots.
Sec. 1505. Effective date for new requirements.Subtitle G—Provisional Ballots
Sec. 1601. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uniform and nondiscriminatory standards.Subtitle H—Early Voting
Sec. 1611. Early voting.Subtitle I—Voting By Mail
Sec. 1621. Voting by mail.Subtitle J—Absent Uniformed Services Voters And Overseas Voters
Sec. 1701. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee ballots.
Sec. 1702. Enforcement.
Sec. 1703. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule.
Sec. 1704. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections.
Sec. 1705. Effective date.Subtitle K—Poll Worker Recruitment And Training
Sec. 1801. Leave to serve as a poll worker for Federal employees.
Sec. 1802. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.
Sec. 1803. State defined.Subtitle L—Enhancement Of Enforcement
Sec. 1811. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002.Subtitle M—Federal Election Integrity
Sec. 1821. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials.Subtitle N—Promoting Voter Access Through Election Administration Improvements
PART 1—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS
Sec. 1901. Treatment of universities as voter registration agencies.
Sec. 1902. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.
Sec. 1903. Election Day holiday.
Sec. 1904. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements for voting.
Sec. 1905. Postage-free ballots.
Sec. 1906. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing program to track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots.
Sec. 1907. Voter information response systems and hotline.PART 2—IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
Sec. 1911. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 1913. Requiring States to participate in post-general election surveys.
Sec. 1914. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use of funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 1915. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance Commission.
Sec. 1916. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain government contracting requirements.PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 1921. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
Sec. 1922. No effect on other laws.Subtitle O—Severability
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