US Congress House Bill 607 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-23 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Voter Access Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state or local election official from requiring an individual to: (1) present a photo identification (or a copy if voting by mail) as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for federal office, or (2) cast a provisional ballot solely on the grounds that the individual does not present a photo identification at the polling place. A state or local election election official is prohibited from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification (or a copy if registering by mail) as a condition of registering to vote in an election for federal office.

Voter Access Protection Act of 2017

Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2017-01-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/607/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr607/BILLS-115hr607ih.pdf