Voter ID Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9368 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9368 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the provision of identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for Federal office, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2026 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Hinson, and Mr. Griffith) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the provision of identification as a condition of casting a ballot in an election for Federal office, 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 ``Voter ID Act''. SEC. 2. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION. (a) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification as Condition of Casting Ballot.-- (1) In general.--Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 the following new section: ``SEC. 303A. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. ``(a) Provision of Identification Required as Condition of Casting Ballot.-- ``(1) Individuals voting in person.-- ``(A) Requirement to provide identification.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the appropriate State or local election official may not provide a ballot for an election for Federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person unless the individual presents to the official a valid physical photo identification. ``(B) Availability of provisional ballot.-- ``(i) In general.--If an individu