US HB2854 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2854 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 87-0)
Status: Introduced on June 8 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-06-08 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

America Votes Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual desiring to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot. States with an identification requirement shall: (1) prepare a pre-printed version of the statement which includes a blank space for an individual to provide a name and signature, (2) make copies of the pre-printed version available at polling places, (3) include a copy of the pre-printed version with each ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail, and (4) include the use of a sworn written statement in voting information posted at polling places. A state is prohibited from requiring an individual who presents or submits such a sworn written statement to cast a provisional ballot in the election. This bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.

Title

America Votes Act of 2017

Sponsors

Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]