HR154-118

Introduced

To ensure election integrity and security by establishing consistent photo identification requirements for voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 9, 2023

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill requires findings Congress finds the following: Free, fair, and secure elections are necessary to the prosperity of democracy in the United States and around the world, provides requiring voters to provide photo identification Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C, and provides photo identification requirements 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. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, appropriations, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Education, Environment, Criminal Justice, and Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

Transportation operators and users affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities could face lower compliance burdens.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and Foreign affairs agencies and foreign-policy stakeholders affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Requires findings Congress finds the following: Free, fair, and secure elections are necessary to the prosperity of democracy in the United States and around the world.
  • Provides requiring voters to provide photo identification Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C.
  • Provides photo identification requirements 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...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill requires findings Congress finds the following: Free, fair, and secure elections are necessary to the prosperity of democracy in the United States and around the world, provides requiring voters to provide photo identification Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C, and provides photo identification requirements 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.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Environment, Criminal Justice, Transportation

Primary Purpose

The bill requires findings Congress finds the following: Free, fair, and secure elections are necessary to the prosperity of democracy in the United States and around the world, provides requiring voters to provide photo identification Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C, and provides photo identification requirements 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.

Policy Domains

Education Environment Criminal Justice Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • Transportation operators and users affected by the bill
  • Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill
  • Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
  • Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Transportation operators and users affected by the bill: ,
Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill: ,
Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities: ,
Lobbyists, political organizations, and disclosure users affected by the bill: ,
Identified Costs
  • Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
  • Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
  • Foreign affairs agencies and foreign-policy stakeholders affected by the bill
  • Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill
  • Educational institutions and students affected by the bill
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Educational institutions and students affected by the bill:
Financial services firms and customers affected by the bill:
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Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause: , ,
Foreign affairs agencies and foreign-policy stakeholders affected by the bill:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 9, 2023

Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Law Enforcement
2 mentions across 2 clauses
+2 positive

Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities

3/4
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Environment Criminal Justice Transportation

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