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Budget Transparency Act
To establish full transparency in the congressional budget and legislative process, ensuring public access to real-time tracking of all proposed budget items, sponsors, committee actions, and amendments, to provide a mechanism for public input, and to mandate transparent accounting practices for federal payments.
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Section 1: Short Title
This Act may be cited as the "Budget Transparency Act."
Section 2: Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to enhance accountability and public trust in the congressional budget and legislative process by:
(a) Mandating real-time, comprehensive disclosure of all budget proposals, amendments, sponsors, and committee actions, accessible to the public via an online platform.
(b) Ensuring transparency in federal payments through standardized accounting codes, pay restrictions for unauthorized overspending, and categorized expenditure reporting.
Section 3: Definitions
- Budget Bill: Any legislation appropriating federal funds or proposing changes to federal expenditures or revenues.
- Line Item: A specific provision or allocation within a budget bill.
- Sponsor: The Member of Congress who introduces a line item or amendment.
- Cosponsor: Any Member of Congress who formally supports a line item or amendment.
- Committee Action: Any vote, decision, or recommendation made by a congressional committee regarding a budget bill or its components.
- Accounting Code: A standardized identifier assigned to each federal payment, linking it to a specific budget line item in the approved federal budget.
- Payment Category: A classification of federal payments, such as personnel costs, programmatic expenditures, or operational costs, as defined in Section 4(e).
Section 4: Transparency Requirements
(a) Online Budget Platform
1. The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall jointly establish and maintain a publicly accessible online platform (the "Budget Transparency Portal") for all budget bills, proposed legislation, and federal payment data.
2. The platform shall be operational within 180 days of the enactment of this Act.
(b) Real-Time Disclosure
1. Every budget bill, upon introduction, shall be uploaded to the Budget Transparency Portal as a dynamic document by May 1st of each year, viewable by the public in real time.
2. Line items for funding must not be overly complex or include unnecessarily large budgets that hide underlying expenditures. Line items must not exceed $10M without being broken out into separate line items with the exception of National Security items which will be limited to $1B in public facing descriptions. The Congressional Intelligence Committee must review and approve any National Security line items exceeding $10M. Each line item within a budget bill shall include:
- The name of the sponsor and all cosponsors.
- A clear description of the item’s purpose and funding amount.
- Committees requiring review and approval.
- The assigned accounting code(s) linking the line item to federal payment tracking, as required under subsection (d).
3. All proposed amendments or changes to a budget bill shall be submitted electronically with "track changes" functionality enabled, showing the original text, proposed edits, and the identity of the proposing Member of Congress. Amendments must be submitted by June 15th of each year.
4. Committee actions, including votes to accept or reject each line item or amendment, shall be recorded and posted to the platform within 24 hours of the action, identifying each committee member’s vote.
5. Committee votes on all line items shall be completed by July 31st of each year.
(c) Public Access
1. The Budget Transparency Portal shall be freely read-only accessible to the public without restriction, updated in real time as changes occur.
2. The platform shall include an archive of all past budget bills, their associated data, and federal payment records, including accounting codes and payment categories.
(d) Accounting Code Requirements for Federal Payments
1. All federal payments, including but not limited to grants, contracts, salaries, subsidies, and reimbursements, shall include a standardized accounting code that explicitly identifies the budget line item, as approved in the federal budget, from which the funds are drawn. Payments shall not be made without a verified funded accounting code. Clear descriptions of contracts over $1M shall be provided on the public portal with the exception of National Security items.
2. Accounting codes shall conform to standards established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Department of the Treasury, ensuring compatibility with federal financial management systems, such as the United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL).
3. Agencies shall integrate accounting code reporting into their payment processing systems no later than one year after the issuance of regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury, as required under subsection (f).
4. The Budget Transparency Portal shall include a searchable database of accounting codes, updated quarterly, mapping each code to its respective budget line item, including descriptions of the purpose, authorizing legislation, and fiscal year allocation.
(e) Payment Categorization Standards
1. All federal payments shall be classified into standardized categories, including but not limited to:
- Personnel Costs: Salaries, wages, benefits, and other compensation for federal employees and contractors.
- Programmatic Expenditures: Funds allocated for specific programs, projects, or initiatives, including grants and subsidies.
- Operational Costs: Expenses for facilities, equipment, utilities, and administrative functions.
- Capital Investments: Expenditures for infrastructure, technology, or other long-term assets.
- Debt Service: Payments for interest or principal on federal debt obligations.
- Emergency Expenditures: Funds disbursed under a declared national emergency or disaster response.
2. Each payment shall be tagged with a category code in addition to the accounting code, enabling public analysis of spending patterns via the Budget Transparency Portal.
3. Agencies shall submit quarterly reports to the OMB and the Budget Transparency Portal detailing payments by category, including total amounts, recipient types (e.g., individuals, businesses, state/local governments), and geographic distribution.
4. The OMB shall publish an annual consolidated report on the Portal, summarizing federal payments by category and budget line item, with visualizations for public accessibility.
(f) Implementation of Accounting Standards
1. The Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Director of the OMB, shall issue regulations within 180 days of the enactment of this Act to standardize the format and use of accounting codes and payment categories across all federal agencies.
2. The Department of the Treasury shall enhance existing platforms (e.g., USASpending.gov) to integrate with the Budget Transparency Portal, ensuring machine-readable data availability for accounting codes and payment categories.
Section 5: Public Comment Mechanism
(a) Comment Portal
1. The Budget Transparency Portal shall include a public comment section for each line item, amendment, and payment category, allowing citizens to submit feedback directly.
2. Comments shall be moderated for appropriateness but not censored for viewpoint, with guidelines established by the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate.
3. A running tally by congressional district shall be displayed for public support or disapproval of each line item and payment category.
4. Each public user shall have their privacy maintained but be a unique confirmed voter in the district they attest to reside. Voter rolls shall verify the user is not in more than one district.
(b) Reporting
1. Committees shall review public comments and include a summary of significant feedback in their reports on budget bills, where applicable.
2. Rationale for accepting or rejecting the line item shall be provided by the party lead for the majority vote.
Section 6: Enforcement and Compliance
(a) Oversight
1. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall audit the Budget Transparency Portal annually to ensure compliance with this Act, including the accuracy of accounting codes and payment categorization.
2. Noncompliance by any Member of Congress, committee, or federal agency shall be reported to the respective chamber’s ethics committee or the Department of the Treasury, as applicable.
(b) Penalties
1. Failure to disclose required information, including accounting codes or payment categories, in a timely manner may result in the suspension of a budget bill’s consideration or agency payment authority until compliance is achieved.
2. Any line item not approved by required committees by the required time period shall be considered rejected.
(c) Pay Restrictions for Exceeding Budget Line Items
1. No federal agency shall disburse funds in excess of the allocated amount for any budget line item unless:
- Congress has approved a supplemental appropriation or reprogramming of funds for the specific line item through a recorded vote; or
- The President has declared a national emergency under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.), and the excess expenditure is directly related to addressing the emergency, with a detailed justification submitted to Congress within 72 hours.
2. Any attempt to disburse funds in violation of this provision shall result in an automatic suspension of payment authority for the responsible agency program until compliance is restored.
3. Agency officials who authorize or execute payments exceeding an approved budget line item without proper authorization shall be subject to administrative sanctions, including suspension or termination, and may be personally liable under the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. § 1341).
4. The Department of the Treasury shall withhold funds equivalent to the unauthorized expenditure from the agency’s subsequent fiscal year allocation, unless Congress explicitly approves the overage.
5. Agencies shall implement real-time monitoring systems to track expenditures against budget line items and issue alerts to agency leadership and the OMB when expenditures approach 90% of the allocated amount.
6. Funds remaining in a line item at the end of the fiscal year must be returned to the treasury fund if not specifically carried over or reprogrammed by Congress.
Section 7: Implementation Funding
Funds necessary to establish and maintain the Budget Transparency Portal, including enhancements for accounting code and payment category reporting, shall be appropriated from existing congressional and Department of the Treasury budgets, not to exceed $15 million annually.
Section 8: Effective Date
This Act shall take effect 90 days after its enactment, with full compliance required for all budget bills introduced in the subsequent fiscal years and for all federal payments processed after the implementation of accounting standards.
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To supersede and strike the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to:
- require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office;
- require voter ID with picture, or other biometric identifier, for an individual to vote in elections for Federal office;
- require paper ballots to cast votes in elections for Federal office;
- require same-day voting, with election day being a federal holiday for elections to Federal office;
-require voter ID to work as an election worker in voting places; and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
BILL SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “National Voter Requirements Act of 2025”.
BILL SECTION 2 Major revision of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is as follows:
SEC 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “National Voter Requirements Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
(a) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that—
(1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a fundamental right;
(2) it is the duty of the Federal, State, and local governments to promote the exercise of that right; and
(3) discriminatory and unfair registration laws and procedures can have a direct and damaging effect on voter participation in elections for Federal office and disproportionately harm voter participation by various groups, including racial minorities.
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are—
(1) to establish procedures that will increase the number of eligible United States citizens who register to vote in elections for Federal office;
(2) to make it possible for Federal, State, and local governments to implement this Act in a manner that enhances the participation of eligible United States citizens as voters in elections for Federal office;
(3) to protect the integrity of the electoral process;
(4) to ensure that accurate and current voter registration rolls are maintained; and
(5) to ensure an accurate voting process.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL. —As used in this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘election’’ has the meaning stated in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(1));
(2) the term ‘‘Federal office’’ has the meaning stated in section 301(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(3));
(3) the term ‘‘motor vehicle driver’s license’’ includes any personal identification document issued by a State motor vehicle authority;
(4) the term ‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia; and
(5) the term ‘‘voter registration agency’’ means an office designated under section 7(a)(1) to perform voter registration activities.
(b) Documentary proof of United States citizenship.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documentary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with respect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the following:
(1) A form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States.
(2) A valid United States passport.
(3) The applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States.
(4) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government showing that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States.
(5) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government other than an identification described in paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented together with one or more of the following:
(A) A certified birth certificate issued by a State, a unit of local government in a State, or a Tribal government which—
(i) was issued by the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born;
(ii) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State;
(iii) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant;
(iv) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant;
(v) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on behalf of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born;
(vi) includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; and
(vii) has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued the birth certificate.
(B) An extract from a United States hospital Record of Birth created at the time of the applicant's birth which indicates that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States.
(C) A final adoption decree showing the applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States.
(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a United States citizen issued by the Secretary of State.
(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship issued by the Federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(F) An American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the classification ‘KIC’.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION FOR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) IN GENERAL— Except as provided in subsection (c), notwithstanding any other Federal or State law, in addition to any other method of voter registration provided for under State law, each State shall establish procedures to register to vote in elections for Federal office—
(1) by application made simultaneously with an application for a motor vehicle driver’s license pursuant to section 5;
(2) by mail application pursuant to section 6; and
(3) by application in person—
(A) at the appropriate registration site designated with respect to the residence of the applicant in accordance with State law; and
(B) at a Federal, State, or nongovernmental office designated under section 7.
(b) Requiring applicants to present documentary proof of United States citizenship.— Under any method of voter registration in a State, the State shall not accept and process an application to register to vote in an election for Federal office unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship with the application.
(c) NONAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN STATES.— Except with respect to the requirements under subsection (i) and (j) of section 8 in the case of a State described in paragraph (2), this Act does not apply to a State described in either or both of the following paragraphs:
(d) Permitting States To adopt certain requirements after enactment.—Subsections (i) and (j) of section 8 shall not apply to a State described in subsection (c)(2) if the State, by law or regulation, adopts requirements which are identical to the requirements under such subsections not later than 60 days prior to the date of the first election for Federal office which is held in the State after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(1) A State in which, under law that is in effect continuously on and after August 1, 1994, there is no voter registration requirement for any voter in the State with respect to an election for Federal office.
(2) A State in which, under law that is in effect continuously on and after August 1, 1994, or that was enacted on or prior to August 1, 1994, and by its terms is to come into effect upon the enactment of this Act, so long as that law remains in effect, all voters in the State may register to vote at the polling place at the time of voting in a general election for Federal office.
SEC. 5. SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSE.
(a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Subject to the requirements under section 8(j) each State motor vehicle driver’s license application (including any renewal application) submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority under State law shall serve as an application for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office unless the applicant fails to sign the voter registration application.
(2) An application for voter registration submitted under paragraph (1) shall be considered as updating any previous voter registration by the applicant.
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF INFORMATION.—No information relating to the failure of an applicant for a State motor vehicle driver’s license to sign a voter registration application may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
(c) FORMS AND PROCEDURES.—(1) Subject to the requirements under section 8(j) each State shall include a voter registration application form for elections for Federal office as part of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license.
(2) The voter registration application portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license—
(A) may not require any information that duplicates information required in the driver’s license portion of the form (other than a second signature or other information necessary under subparagraph (C));
(B) may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to—
(i) prevent duplicate voter registrations;
(ii) enable State election officials to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process; and
(iii) verify that the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
(C) shall include a statement that—
(i) states each eligibility requirement including the requirement that the applicant provides documentary proof of United States citizenship;
(ii) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such requirement; and
(iii) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury;
(D) shall include, in print that is identical to that used in the attestation portion of the application—
(i) the information required in section 8(a)(5) (A) and (B);
(ii) a statement that, if an applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(iii) a statement that if an applicant does register to vote, the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes, other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration proceeding brought against an applicant who knowingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register to vote in an election for Federal office; and
(E) shall be made available (as submitted by the applicant, or in machine readable or other format that is also readable in English) to the appropriate State election official as provided by State law.
(d) CHANGE OF ADDRESS.—Any change of address form submitted in accordance with State law for purposes of a State motor vehicle driver’s license shall serve as notification of change of address for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office for the registrant involved unless the registrant states on the form that the change of address is not for voter registration purposes.
(e) TRANSMITTAL DEADLINE.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a completed voter registration portion of an application for a State motor vehicle driver’s license accepted at a State motor vehicle authority shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 10 days after the date of acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within 5 days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 5 days after the date of acceptance.
SEC. 6. MAIL REGISTRATION.
(a) FORM.—(1) Subject to the requirements under section 8(j), each State shall accept and use the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.
(2) In addition to accepting and using the form described in paragraph (1), a State may develop and use a mail voter registration form that meets all of the criteria stated in section 9(b) for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.
(3) A form described in paragraph (1) or (2) shall be accepted and used for notification of a registrant’s change of address.
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FORMS.—The chief State election official of a State shall make the forms described in subsection (a) available for distribution through governmental and private entities, with particular emphasis on making them available for organized voter registration programs. The chief State election official of a State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that residents of the State are aware of the requirement to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
(c) FIRST-TIME VOTERS.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a State should by law require a person to vote in person if—
(A) the person was registered to vote in a jurisdiction by mail;
(B) the person has not previously voted in that jurisdiction; and
(C) the person did not provide documentary proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote.
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of a person—
(A) who is entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ff–1 et seq.);
(B) who is provided the right to vote otherwise than in person under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee1(b)(2)(B)(ii)); or
(C) who is entitled to vote otherwise than in person under any other Federal law.
(d) UNDELIVERED NOTICES.—If a notice of the disposition of a mail voter registration application under section 8(a)(2) is sent by nonforwardable mail and is returned undelivered, the registrar may proceed in accordance with section 8(d).
(e) Ensuring proof of United States citizenship.—
(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not be registered to vote in an election for Federal office unless—
(A) the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship in person to the office of the appropriate election official not later than the deadline provided by State law for the receipt of a completed voter registration application for the election; or
(B) in the case of a State which permits an individual to register to vote in an election for Federal office at a polling place on the day of the election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for the election, the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate election official at the polling place not later than the date of the election.
(2) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Upon receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the appropriate election official shall transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement to present documentary proof of United States citizenship under this subsection, and shall include in the notice instructions to enable the applicant to meet the requirement.
(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission, ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to allow an individual with a disability who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate election official.
SEC. 7. REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AGENCIES.
(a) DESIGNATION.—(1) Each State shall designate agencies for the registration of voters in elections for Federal office.
(2) Each State shall designate as voter registration agencies—
(A) all offices in the State that provide public assistance; and
(B) all offices in the State that provide State-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities.
(3)(A) In addition to voter registration agencies designated under paragraph (2), each State shall designate other offices within the State as voter registration agencies.
(B) Voter registration agencies designated under subparagraph
(A) may include—
(i) State or local government offices such as public libraries, public schools, offices of city and county clerks (including marriage license bureaus), fishing and hunting license bureaus, government revenue offices, unemployment compensation offices, and offices not described in paragraph (2)(B) that provide services to persons with disabilities; and
(ii) Federal and nongovernmental offices, with the agreement of such offices.
(4)(A) At each voter registration agency, the following services shall be made available:
(i) Distribution of mail voter registration application forms in accordance with paragraph (6).
(ii) Assistance to applicants in completing voter registration application forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance.
(iii) Acceptance of completed voter registration application forms for transmittal to the appropriate State election official.
(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of United States citizenship of each applicant to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
(B) If a voter registration agency designated under paragraph
(2)(B) provides services to a person with a disability at the person’s home, the agency shall provide the services described in subparagraph (A) at the person’s home.
(5) A person who provides service described in paragraph (4) shall not—
(A) seek to influence an applicant’s political preference or party registration;
(B) display any such political preference or party allegiance;
(C) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to discourage the applicant from registering to vote; or
(D) make any statement to an applicant or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to lead the applicant to believe that a decision to register or not to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.
(6) A voter registration agency that is an office that provides service or assistance in addition to conducting voter registration shall—
(A) distribute with each application for such service or assistance, and with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to such service or assistance—
(i) the mail voter registration application form described in section 9(a)(2), including a statement that—
(I) specifies each eligibility requirement, including the requirement that the applicant provides documentary proof of United States citizenship;
(II) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such requirement; and
(III) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury; or
(ii) the office’s own form if it is equivalent to the form described in section 9(a)(2), unless the applicant, in writing, declines to register to vote;
(B) ask the applicant the question, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States?’ and if the applicant answers in the affirmative require documentary proof of United States citizenship prior to providing the form under subparagraph (C);
(C) provide a form that includes—
(i) the question, ‘‘If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register to vote here today?’’;
(ii) if the agency provides public assistance, the statement, ‘‘Applying to register or declining to register to vote will not affect the amount of assistance that you will be provided by this agency.’’;
(iii) boxes for the applicant to check to indicate whether the applicant would like to register or declines to register to vote (failure to check either box being deemed to constitute a declination to register for purposes of subparagraph (C)), together with the statement (in close proximity to the boxes and in prominent type), ‘‘IF YOU DO NOT CHECK EITHER BOX, YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DECIDED NOT TO REGISTER TO VOTE AT THIS TIME.’’;
(iv) the statement, ‘‘If you would like help in filling out the voter registration application form, we will help you. The decision whether to seek or accept help is yours. You may fill out the application form in private.’’; and
(v) the statement, ‘‘If you believe that someone has interfered with your right to register or to decline to register to vote, your right to privacy in deciding whether to register or in applying to register to vote, or your right to choose your own political party or other political preference, you may file a complaint with .’’, the blank being filled by the name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate official to whom such a complaint should be addressed; and
(D) provide to each applicant who does not decline to register to vote the same degree of assistance with regard to the completion of the registration application form as is provided by the office with regard to the completion of its own forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance.
(7) No information relating to a declination to register to vote in connection with an application made at an office described in paragraph (6) may be used for any purpose other than voter registration.
(b) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION.—All departments, agencies, and other entities of the executive branch of the Federal Government shall, to the greatest extent practicable, cooperate with the States in carrying out subsection (a), and all nongovernmental entities are encouraged to do so.
(c) ARMED FORCES RECRUITMENT OFFICES.—(1) Each State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly develop and implement procedures for persons who are citizens of the United States to apply to register to vote at recruitment offices of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(2) A recruitment office of the Armed Forces of the United States shall be considered to be a voter registration agency designated under subsection (a)(2) for all purposes of this Act.
(d) TRANSMITTAL DEADLINE.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a completed registration application accepted at a voter registration agency shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 10 days after the date of acceptance.
(2) If a registration application is accepted within 5 days before the last day for registration to vote in an election, the application shall be transmitted to the appropriate State election official not later than 5 days after the date of acceptance.
SEC. 8. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.— Subject to the requirements in subsection (j) in the administration of voter registration for elections for Federal office, each State shall—
(1) ensure that any eligible applicant is registered to vote in an election—
(A) in the case of registration with a motor vehicle application under section 5, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is submitted to the appropriate State motor vehicle authority not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(B) in the case of registration by mail under section 6, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is post-marked not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(C) in the case of registration at a voter registration agency, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is accepted at the voter registration agency not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election; and
(D) in any other case, if the valid voter registration form of the applicant is received by the appropriate State election official not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election;
(2) require the appropriate State election official to send notice to each applicant of the disposition of the application;
(3) provide that the name of a registrant may not be removed from the official list of eligible voters except—
(A) at the request of the registrant;
(B) as provided by State law, by reason of criminal conviction or mental incapacity;
(C) as provided under paragraph (4);
(D) based on documentary proof or verified information that the registrant is not a United States citizen; or
(E) the registration otherwise fails to comply with applicable State law;
(4) conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters by reason of—
(A) the death of the registrant;
(B) a change in the residence of the registrant, in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d); or
(C) documentary proof or verified information that the registrant is not a United States citizen;
(5) inform applicants under sections 5, 6, and 7 of—
(A) voter eligibility requirements; and
(B) penalties provided by law for submission of a false voter registration application; and
(6) ensure that the identity of the voter registration agency through which any particular voter is registered is not disclosed to the public.
(b) CONFIRMATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Any State program or activity to protect the integrity of the electoral process by ensuring the maintenance of an accurate and current voter registration roll for elections for Federal office—
(1) shall be uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.); and
(2) shall not result in the removal of the name of any person from the official list of voters registered to vote in an election for Federal office by reason of the person’s failure to vote, except that nothing in this paragraph may be construed to prohibit a State from using the procedures described in sub-sections (c) and (d) to remove an individual from the official list of eligible voters if the individual—
(A) has not either notified the applicable registrar (in person or in writing) or responded during the period described in subparagraph (B) to the notice sent by the applicable registrar; and then
(B) has not voted or appeared to vote in 2 or more consecutive general elections for Federal office.
(c) VOTER REMOVAL PROGRAMS.—(1) A State may meet the requirement of subsection (a)(4) by establishing a program under which—
(A) change-of-address information supplied by the Postal Service through its licensees is used to identify registrants whose addresses may have changed; and
(B) if it appears from information provided by the Postal Service that—
(i) a registrant has moved to a different residence address in the same registrar’s jurisdiction in which the registrant is currently registered, the registrar changes the registration records to show the new address and sends the registrant a notice of the change by forwardable mail and a postage prepaid pre-addressed return form by which the registrant may verify or correct the address information; or
(ii) the registrant has moved to a different residence address not in the same registrar’s jurisdiction, the registrar uses the notice procedure described in subsection (d)(2) to confirm the change of address.
(2)(A) A State shall complete, not later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election for Federal office, any pro-gram the purpose of which is to systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters.
(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to preclude—
(i) the removal of names from official lists of voters on a basis described in paragraph (3)(A) or (B) or (4)(A) or (C) of sub-section (a); or
(ii) correction of registration records pursuant to this Act.
(d) REMOVAL OF NAMES FROM VOTING ROLLS.—(1) A State shall not remove the name of a registrant from the official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office on the ground that the registrant has changed residence unless the registrant—
(A) confirms in writing that the registrant has changed residence to a place outside the registrar’s jurisdiction in which the registrant is registered; or
(B)(i) has failed to respond to a notice described in paragraph (2); and
(ii) has not voted or appeared to vote (and, if necessary, correct the registrar’s record of the registrant’s address) in an election during the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election for Federal office that occurs after the date of the notice.
(2) A notice is described in this paragraph if it is a postage pre-paid and pre-addressed return card, sent by forwardable mail, on which the registrant may state his or her current address, together with a notice to the following effect:
(A) If the registrant did not change his or her residence, or changed residence but remained in the registrar’s jurisdiction, the registrant should return the card not later than the time provided for mail registration under subsection (a)(1)(B).
If the card is not returned, affirmation or confirmation of the registrant’s address may be required before the registrant is permitted to vote in a Federal election during the period beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election for Federal office that occurs after the date of the notice, and if the registrant does not vote in an election during that period the registrant’s name will be removed from the list of eligible voters.
(B) If the registrant has changed residence to a place outside the registrar’s jurisdiction in which the registrant is registered, information concerning how the registrant can continue to be eligible to vote.
(3) A voting registrar shall correct an official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office in accordance with change of residence information obtained in conformance with this subsection.
(e) PROCEDURE FOR VOTING FOLLOWING FAILURE TO RETURN CARD.—
(1) A registrant who has moved from an address in the area covered by a polling place to an address in the same area shall, notwithstanding failure to notify the registrar of the change of address prior to the date of an election, be permitted to vote at that polling place upon oral or written affirmation by the registrant of the change of address before an election official at that polling place.
(2)(A) A registrant who has moved from an address in the area covered by one polling place to an address in an area covered by a second polling place within the same registrar’s jurisdiction and the same congressional district and who has failed to notify the registrar of the change of address prior to the date of an election, at the option of the registrant—
(i) shall be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at the registrant’s former polling place, upon oral or written affirmation by the registrant of the new address before an election official at that polling place; or
(ii)(I) shall be permitted to correct the voting records and vote at a central location within the same registrar’s jurisdiction designated by the registrar where a list of eligible voters is maintained, upon written affirmation by the registrant of the new address on a standard form provided by the registrar at the central location; or
(II) shall be permitted to correct the voting records for purposes of voting in future elections at the appropriate polling place for the current address and, if permitted by State law, shall be permitted to vote in the present election, upon confirmation by the registrant of the new address by such means as are required by law.
(B) If State law permits the registrant to vote in the current election upon oral or written affirmation by the registrant of the new address at a polling place described in subparagraph (A)(i) or (A)(ii)(II), voting at the other locations described in subparagraph (A) need not be provided as options.
(3) If the registration records indicate that a registrant has moved from an address in the area covered by a polling place, the registrant shall, upon oral or written affirmation by the registrant before an election official at that polling place that the registrant continues to reside at the address previously made known to the registrar, be permitted to vote at that polling place.
(f) CHANGE OF VOTING ADDRESS WITHIN A JURISDICTION.—In the case of a change of address, for voting purposes, of a registrant to another address within the same registrar’s jurisdiction, the registrar shall correct the voting registration list accordingly, and the registrant’s name may not be removed from the official list of eligible voters by reason of such a change of address except as provided in subsection (d).
(g) CONVICTION IN FEDERAL COURT.—(1) On the conviction of a person of a felony in a district court of the United States, the United States attorney shall give written notice of the conviction to the chief State election official designated under section 10 of the State of the person’s residence.
(2) A notice given pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include—
(A) the name of the offender;
(B) the offender’s age and residence address;
(C) the date of entry of the judgment;
(D) a description of the offenses of which the offender was convicted; and
(E) the sentence imposed by the court.
(3) On request of the chief State election official of a State or other State official with responsibility for determining the effect that a conviction may have on an offender’s qualification to vote, the United States attorney shall provide such additional information as the United States attorney may have concerning the offender and the offense of which the offender was convicted.
(4) If a conviction of which notice was given pursuant to paragraph (1) is overturned, the United States attorney shall give the official to whom the notice was given written notice of the vacation of the judgment.
(5) The chief State election official shall notify the voter registration officials of the local jurisdiction in which an offender resides of the information received under this subsection.
(h) REDUCED POSTAL RATES.—(1) Subchapter II of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 3629. REDUCED RATES FOR VOTER REGISTRATION PURPOSES.
‘‘The Postal Service shall make available to a State or local voting registration official the rate for any class of mail that is available to a qualified nonprofit organization under section 3626 for the purpose of making a mailing that the official certifies is required or authorized by the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.’’.
(2) The first sentence of section 2401(c) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘and 3626(a)–(h) and (j)– (k) of this title,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘3626(a)–(h), 3626(j)– (k), and 3629 of this title’’.
(3) Section 3627 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out ‘‘or 3626 of this title,’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘3626, or 3629 of this title’’.
(4) The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3628 the following new item:
‘‘3629. Reduced rates for voter registration purposes.’’.
(i) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF VOTER REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES.—
(1) Each State shall maintain for at least 2 years and shall make available for public inspection and, where available, photocopying at a reasonable cost, all records concerning the implementation of programs and activities conducted for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy and currency of official lists of eligible voters, except to the extent that such records relate to a declination to register to vote or to the identity of a voter registration agency through which any particular voter is registered.
(2) The records maintained pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include lists of the names and addresses of all persons to whom notices described in subsection
(d)(2) are sent, and information concerning whether or not each such person has responded to the notice as of the date that inspection of the records is made.
(j) Ensuring only United States citizens are registered to vote.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a State may not register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of United States citizenship.
(2) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN CASES.—
(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOCUMENTARY PROOF.—
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any relevant guidance adopted by the Election Assistance Commission, each State shall establish a process under which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship under paragraph (1) may, if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for Federal office, submit such other evidence to the appropriate State or local official demonstrating that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and such official shall make a determination as to whether the applicant has sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
(ii) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.—If a State or local official makes a determination under clause (i) that an applicant has sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, such determination shall be accompanied by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) signed by the official swearing or affirming the applicant sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote.
(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT BY THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.—The Election Assistance Commission shall develop a uniform affidavit for use by State and local officials under clause (ii), which shall—
(I) include an explanation of the minimum standards required for a State or local official to register an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to vote in elections for Federal office in the State; and
(II) require the official to explain the basis for registering such applicant to vote in such elections.
(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DISCREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to any relevant guidance adopted by the Election Assistance Commission, each State shall establish a process under which an applicant can provide such additional documentation to the appropriate election official of the State as may be necessary to establish that the applicant is a citizen of the United States in the event of a discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s documentary proof of United States citizenship.
(3) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Each State shall take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only United States citizens are registered to vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall include the establishment of a program described in paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
(4) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A State may meet the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a program under which the State identifies individuals who are not United States citizens using information supplied by one or more of the following sources:
(A) The Department of Homeland Security through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise.
(B) The Social Security Administration through the Social Security Number Verification Service, or otherwise.
(C) State agencies that supply State identification cards or driver’s licenses where the agency confirms the United States citizenship status of applicants.
(D) Other sources, including databases, which provide confirmation of United States citizenship status.
(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a State election official (including a request related to a process established by a State under paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B)), any head of a Federal department or agency possessing information relevant to determining the eligibility of an individual to vote in elections for Federal office shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt of such request, provide the official with such information as may be necessary to enable the official to verify that an applicant for voter registration in elections for Federal office held in the State or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office held in the State is a citizen of the United States, which shall include providing the official with such batched information as may be requested by the official.
(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may respond to a request received under paragraph (1) by using the system for the verification of immigration status under the applicable provisions of section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7), as established pursuant to section 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603).
(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The heads of Federal departments and agencies shall share information with each other with respect to an individual who is the subject of a request received under paragraph (A) in order to enable them to respond to the request.
(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to initiate removal proceedings under section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elections for Federal office.
(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The head of a Federal department or agency may not charge a fee for responding to a State’s request under paragraph (A).
(k) Removal of noncitizens from registration rolls.—A State shall remove an individual who is not a citizen of the United States from the official list of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or verified information that a registrant is not a United States citizen.
(l) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this section, the term ‘‘registrar’s jurisdiction’’ means—
(1) an incorporated city, town, borough, or other form of municipality;
(2) if voter registration is maintained by a county, parish, or other unit of government that governs a larger geographic area than a municipality, the geographic area governed by that unit of government; or
(3) if voter registration is maintained on a consolidated basis for more than one municipality or other unit of government by an office that performs all of the functions of a voting registrar, the geographic area of the consolidated municipalities or other geographic units.
SEC. 9. FEDERAL COORDINATION AND REGULATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Election Assistance Commission—
(1) in consultation with the chief election officers of the States, shall prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out paragraphs (2) and (3);
(2) in consultation with the chief election officers of the States, shall develop a mail voter registration application form for elections for Federal office;
(3) not later than June 30 of each odd-numbered year, shall submit to the Congress a report assessing the impact of this Act on the administration of elections for Federal office during the preceding 2-year period and including recommendations for improvements in Federal and State procedures, forms, and other matters affected by this Act; and
(4) shall provide information to the States with respect to the responsibilities of the States under this Act.
(b) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.—The mail voter registration form developed under subsection (a)(2)—
(1) may require only such identifying information (including the signature of the applicant) and other information (including data relating to previous registration by the applicant), as is necessary to enable the appropriate State election official to assess the eligibility of the applicant and to administer voter registration and other parts of the election process;
(2) shall include a statement that—
(A) specifies each eligibility requirement (including an explanation of what is required to present documentary proof of United States citizenship);
(B) contains an attestation that the applicant meets each such requirement; and
(C) requires the signature of the applicant, under penalty of perjury;
(3) may not include any requirement for notarization or other formal authentication;
(4) shall include, in print that is identical to that used in the attestation portion of the application—
(A) the information required in section 8(a)(5) (A) and (B);
(B) a statement that, if an applicant declines to register to vote, the fact that the applicant has declined to register will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes; and
(C) a statement that if an applicant does register to vote, the office at which the applicant submits a voter registration application will remain confidential and will be used only for voter registration purposes, other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration proceeding brought against an applicant who attempts to register to vote and makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register to vote in an election for Federal office; and
(5) shall include a section, for use only by a State or local election official, to record the type of document the applicant presented as documentary proof of United States citizenship, including the date of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office which issued the document, and any unique identification number associated with the document.
SEC. 10. DESIGNATION OF CHIEF STATE ELECTION OFFICIAL.
Each State shall designate a State officer or employee as the chief State election official to be responsible for coordination of State responsibilities under this Act.
SEC. 11. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT AND PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.
(a) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to carry out this Act.
(b) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—(1) A person who is aggrieved by a violation of this Act, including the act of an election official who registers an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship, may provide written notice of the violation to the chief election official of the State involved.
(2) If the violation is not corrected within 90 days after receipt of a notice under paragraph (1), or within 20 days after receipt of the notice if the violation occurred within 120 days before the date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved person may bring a civil action in an appropriate district court for declaratory or injunctive relief with respect to the violation.
(3) If the violation occurred within 30 days before the date of an election for Federal office, the aggrieved person need not provide notice to the chief election official of the State under paragraph (1) before bringing a civil action under paragraph (2).
(c) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—In a civil action under this section, the court may allow the prevailing party (other than the United States) reasonable attorney fees, including litigation expenses, and costs.
(d) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.—(1) The rights and remedies established by this section are in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and neither the rights and remedies established by this section nor any other provision of this Act shall supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.).
(2) Nothing in this Act authorizes or requires conduct that is prohibited by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.).
SEC. 12. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
A person, including an election official, who in any election for Federal office—
(1) knowingly and willfully intimidates, threatens, or coerces, or attempts to intimidate, threaten, or coerce, any person for—
(A) registering to vote, or voting, or attempting to register or vote;
(B) urging or aiding any person to register to vote, to vote, or to attempt to register or vote; or
(C) exercising any right under this Act; or
(2) knowingly and willfully deprives, defrauds, or attempts to deprive or defraud the residents of a State of a fair and impartially conducted election process, by—
(A) the procurement or submission of voter registration applications that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held;
(B) in the case of an officer or employee of the executive branch, providing material assistance to a noncitizen in attempting to register to vote or vote in an election for Federal office;
(C) registering an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship; or
(D) the procurement, casting, or tabulation of ballots that are known by the person to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent under the laws of the State in which the election is held, shall be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code (which fines shall be paid into the general fund of the Treasury, miscellaneous receipts (pursuant to section 3302 of title 31, United States Code), notwithstanding any other law), or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
SEC 13. VOTER IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS FOR ELECTIONS TO FEDERAL OFFICE
(a) upon voter registration, states must issue or amend picture ID card with words ‘voter eligible’, or maintain a biometric voter eligible database.
(b) assign each voter a unique number, such as motor vehicle driver’s license number.
(c) states may only issue one voter ID per person. It shall be federal crime for voters to poses more than one or fraudulent voter ID cards.
SEC 14. VOTER BALLOTS FOR ELECTIONS TO FEDERAL OFFICE
(a) States must issue and only count paper ballots with counterfeit prevention measures for federal elections that are readable by persons in English and contain a unique serial number.
(b) States shall not use a ballot in which a vote is contained within a barcode or quick-response code in the vote counting process except where necessary to accommodate individuals with disabilities and should provide a voter-verifiable paper record to prevent fraud or mistake.
(c) States must preserve paper federal election ballots until concession, canvassing and certification is complete, or for one (1) year, which ever is less.
(d) Mail in federal election ballots may only be issued when necessary and must be counted before the close of polling stations on election day and be received in an envelope with the voters signature, date and voter ID number on the outside and must be retained per section (b) ballot retention requirements.
(e) Mail in ballots issued without verification of voter ID at time of issue shall be provisional.
SEC 15. VOTING IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
(a) Federal law establishes a uniform Election Day across the Nation for Federal elections, 2 U.S.C. 7 and 3 U.S.C. 1. Election Day is hereby designated as a federal holiday
(b) states shall require same-day in-person voting when possible
(c) states must verify picture voter ID cards with the words ‘voter eligible’ and holder resemblance or a biometric voter eligible database before issuing non-provisional federal election voting ballots
(d) states shall enact laws to prevent all non-citizens from being involved in the administration of any Federal election, including by accessing election equipment, ballots, or any other relevant materials used in the conduct of any Federal election.
SEC 16. VOTE COUNTING FOR ELECTIONS TO FEDERAL OFFICE
(a) paper ballots shall be retained and made available for recounts with candidate representatives oversight.
(b) nothing in this Act prohibits mechanical counting of ballots, tallying in bit chain, except recounts for contested election results must be manual by visual inspection upon challenging candidates request.
(c) Voting System Guidelines 2.0 developed by the Election Assistance Commission and completion of testing through the Voting System Test Labs accreditation process shall be enforced upon any automated vote counting system.
(d) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with the Election Assistance Commission and to the maximum extent possible, review and report on the security of all electronic systems used in the voter registration and voting process. The Secretary of Homeland Security, as the head of the designated Sector Risk Management Agency under 6 U.S.C. 652a, in coordination with the Election Assistance Commission, shall assess the security of all such systems to the extent they are connected to, or integrated into, the Internet and report on the risk of such systems being compromised through malicious software and unauthorized intrusions into the system.
SEC 17. PROSECUTING ELECTION CRIMES
(a)To protect the franchise of American citizens and their right to participate in fair and honest elections:
(1) The Attorney General shall take all appropriate action to enter into information-sharing agreements, to the maximum extent possible, with the chief State election official or multi-member agency of each State. These agreements shall aim to provide the Department of Justice with detailed information on all suspected violations of State and Federal election laws discovered by State officials, including information on individuals who:
(A) registered or voted despite being ineligible or who registered multiple times;
(B) committed election fraud;
(C) provided false information on voter registration or other election forms;
(D) intimidated or threatened voters or election officials; or
(E) otherwise engaged in unlawful conduct to interfere in the election process.
(2) To the extent that any States are unwilling to enter into such an information sharing agreement or refuse to cooperate in investigations and prosecutions of election crimes, the Attorney General shall:
(A) prioritize enforcement of Federal election integrity laws in such States to ensure election integrity given the State’s demonstrated unwillingness to enter into an information-sharing agreement or to cooperate in investigations and prosecutions; and
(B) review for potential withholding of grants and other funds that the Department awards and distributes, in the Department’s discretion, to State and local governments for law enforcement and other purposes, as consistent with applicable law.
(3) The Attorney General shall take all appropriate action to align the Department of Justice’s litigation positions with the purpose and policy of this order.
SEC. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Act shall take effect—
(1) with respect to a State that on the date of enactment of this Act has a provision in the constitution of the State that would preclude compliance with this Act unless the State maintained separate Federal and State official lists of eligible voters, on the later of—
(A) January 1, 2027; or
(B) the date that is 120 days after the date by which, under the constitution of the State as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, it would be legally possible to adopt and place into effect any amendments to the constitution of the State that are necessary to permit such compliance with this Act without requiring a special election; and
(2) with respect to any State not described in paragraph (1), on November 1, 2025.
BILL SECTION. 3. Election Assistance Commission guidance.
Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of each State guidance with respect to the implementation of the requirements of the National Voter Requirements Act of 2025 as described by BILL SECECTION 2.
BILL SECECTION. 4. Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act.
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly referred to as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”) shall not apply with respect to the development or modification of voter requirement materials under the National Voter Requirements Act of 2025 as described by BILL SECTION 2, including the development or modification of any voter registration application, voter picture ID, or voter ballot forms.
BILL SECTION. 5. Duty of Secretary of Homeland Security to notify election officials of naturalization.
Upon receiving information that an individual has become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice of such information to the appropriate chief election official of the State in which such individual is domiciled.
BILL SECETION. 6. Rule of construction regarding provisional ballots.
Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to supercede, restrict, or otherwise affect the ability of an individual to cast a provisional ballot in an election for Federal office or to have the ballot counted in the election if the individual is verified as a citizen of the United States pursuant to Bill SECCTION 2.
BILL SECCTION. 7. Rule of construction regarding effect on State exemptions from other Federal laws.
Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the exemption of a State from any requirement of any Federal law other than the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.).
BILL SECTION. 8. Effective date.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to applications for voter requirements, which are submitted on or after such date.
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Anti Graft - The net worth of a sitting US President, US Congressman or US Senator may not increase by more than 10% per year while they are in office, and for a period of 5 years after leaving office.
The net worth of the descendants, spouse, siblings, and other direct family member of a sitting US President, US Congressman, or US Senator may not increase by more than 10% per year while they are in office, and for a period of 5 years after they leave office, if a preponderance of evidence indicates those net worth increases were the result of the US President, US Congressman or US Senator being in office.
Candidates running for US President, US Congress or US Senate shall publicly declare their net worth to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) prior to running for office, annually while in office, and for a period of 5 years after leaving office.
Net worth increases exceeding those described above must be forfeited to the Social Security trust fund. Market fluctuations in the value of real estate and other physical assets owned prior to office, inheritances, and increases from government salaries are exempt.
Willful misrepresentation of net worth shall be grounds for disqualification, impeachment, and/or forfeiture of such net worth to the Social Security trust fund.
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Social Security Act of 2025/EO
SEC 1 – In General- Social Security Numbers (SSN) shall only be issued to
(a) United States citizens;
(b) Children born to the parent(s) of United States citizens;
(c) Children adopted by United States citizens; or
(d) Others born in the United States, and who have attended school full time in the United States from birth to age 15.
SEC 2 -In General-
(a) All other than those listed in Sec 1, working in the United States shall be issued Tax Identification Numbers (TIN).
(b) Only United States citizens with a valid SSN may collect benefits under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), or other federal benefit programs.
(c) Taxes under FICA and Federal personal and corporate income tax shall be withheld from non-United States citizens operating or working in the United States, or its territories.
(d) To work or operate in the United States, a SSN or TIN is required.
SEC 3 – In General-
(a) Subject to the requirements in Sec 1 the Social Security Administration shall—
(1) conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible SSN holders from the official lists of eligible SSN holders by reason of—
(A) the death of the holder;
(B) a change in the citizenship of the holder; or
(C) documentary proof or verified information that the holder is not a United States citizen.
SEC 4 –In General
(a) penalties shall be provided by law for submission of a false SSN application
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Budget Process - The challenge is not to pass a balanced budget; the challenge is to pass a transparent austere budget.
A standard government budget request format should be implemented and submitted to the 12 Appropriations Committees, detailing each Agency/Department budget request with fixed categories such as:
Staff Salaries,
Staff Training and Travel,
Staff Licensing,
Equipment Licensing,
Staff Meals,
Staff Housing,
Office Supplies,
New Equipment,
Equipment Maintenance,
Building and Grounds Maintenance,
Utilities,
Advertising and PSAs,
Bank and Credit Card Fees,
Insurance,
Retirement Payments,
Miscellaneous.
A separate category for Contractor Services with each of the previous categories should be established.
A Dewey Decimal System (DDS) type number should be assigned to each category for each Agency/Department. Additionally, each expenditure should be tracked with the DDS number.
To deincentivize wasteful spending at the end of the fiscal year (FY) and incentivize austerity, if a department has remaining money at the end of the FY, they may be given 1 day off with pay for each 5% remaining, and keep last FY budget. If there is more than 10% remaining in a line item at the end of the FY, that excess is transferred to he SS trust fund and the budget is reduced by the excess, or carried over, at the discretion of Congress, and is not subject to the days off with pay rule.
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Hate Crimes - The Department of Justice currently enforces federal hate crimes laws that cover certain crimes committed on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
The hate crime scope should be revised as follows:
Federal hate crimes laws cover certain crimes committed on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, beliefs, or disability.
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Income Tax - Explore a national sales tax to replace personal income tax. Corporations would still have to pay federal income tax.
Seniors who paid personal income tax all their lives, and currently pay no income tax due to limited income, would need to have a tax exempt card to prevent double taxation.
Income earners below poverty level would also need a tax exempt card to prevent hardship.
How would you prevent misuse of tax exempt cards?
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Legislative Process - Introduce a bill that requires all legislation be clean. Legislation must not have obscure or hidden objectives that provide benefit or encumbrance. Each bill shall have only one clearly stated purpose, and may only address issues related to that purpose, with the exception of Reconciliation Bills.
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Shutdowns - To amend the United States Code to ensure that during any lapse in federal appropriations, all government operations cease, and to prohibit the payment of back pay to federal employees. 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 "Total Shutdown Enforcement Act of 2025".
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this Act: "Lapse in Appropriations" refers to any period during which there is no legal authority to obligate or expend funds for the operations of the federal government due to the absence of appropriations or a continuing resolution. "Government Operations" includes all activities, services, and functions carried out by the federal government.
SECTION 3. COMPLETE CESSATION OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS DURING A LAPSE (a) Mandatory Cessation - Upon the occurrence of a lapse in appropriations: All federal agencies, departments, and offices shall immediately cease all operations, with the exception of those explicitly mandated by the Constitution or necessary for public safety, national security, or the preservation of property. No federal employee, except those required for the operations listed in paragraph (1), shall perform any work, including remote work or any other form of employment. (b) Prohibited Activities - During the lapse: No new contracts shall be entered into, no grants shall be processed, and no payments shall be made, except for those directly supporting the activities described in subsection (a)(1). No federal employee shall be allowed to undertake voluntary work or any duties related to their position.
SECTION 4. PROHIBITION ON BACKPAY (a) No Back pay - No federal employee, including those exempt under Section 3(a)(1), shall receive compensation for any period during which there is a lapse in appropriations. This includes: Salary, wages, or any form of compensation for work performed or would have been performed during the shutdown. Any form of retroactive payment or compensation after the end of the lapse in appropriations. (b) Exception for Constitutional and Safety Roles - Employees engaged in activities under Section 3(a)(1) may receive compensation for the hours worked during the shutdown, but only for those specific hours and duties.
SECTION 5. IMPLEMENTATION (a) Immediate Effect - This Act shall take effect immediately upon passage. (b) Regulations - The Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall issue guidelines to ensure compliance with this Act within 30 days of enactment.
SECTION 6. SEVERABILITY If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. (contributor @SocraticQuant)
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Lawfare - If a lower court's decision is overturned by SCOTUS, that court may not be appointed to SCOTUS. If a lower court's decisions are repeatedly overturned by a higher court, it may be grounds for impeachment.
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Vote Integrity - Biometric voter id and paper ballots are necessary. To register to vote enter SSN and place hand on palm reader. Algorithm verifies valid SSN, and verifies it's not already registered. Palm reader verifies you are not registered under another SSN. If all good you get voter id.
To vote, at voting precinct place hand on palm reader. Algorithms confirms Id, and you have not voted in another precinct, and prints a paper ballot with a unique random number on it, unrelated to your voter Id. Would need provisional ballots available for people wrongly locked out.
Paper ballots get scanned into block chain for counting, and immediately transparent results. (contributor @AssetToken)
If a recount is necessary, precincts rerun paper ballots. Algorithm verifies each ballot is only counted once via unique number on ballot. Systems could be installed in overseas military bases, and embassies. Algorithms updated periodically to prevent hacks.
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Congressional Assistance -
Congressional aides must be replaced by new congressmen to prevent a 4th branch of government.
Living quarters are to be made available in Washington, D.C. for Congress to be paid for by States.
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Debt/Deficit Reduction -
1. Divest their Stock Investments to Market-neutral alternatives.
2. Pledge to release their annual Federal Tax filings, including of the companies they own.
3. Vote for legislative rules to guarantee that when a bill is ready to be voted on, the legislator will use Hybrid Voting to ensure it gets passed. See the below X article on Hybrid Voting, it is most needed in the Senate, when a needed bill requires 60 votes or more.
Hybrid Voting combines the best legislative voting procedures from our historical Congress to our modern (post-1970) Congress. You may have already read X Articles of mine about such but if you have not, my latest is this one shown here, entitled “What is Aristotle's secret ballot machine for legislators? Reasons for DOGE & Trump to use it“
4. If point 3 is adopted, will vote to one-time only double legislators’ annual salary ($174,000) so legislators can have two places to live (their home base, as well as Washington DC area). Ordinary citizens could then run for office.
5. If point 3 is adopted, legislators will split one-ten-thousandth of the Budget surplus (instead of succumbing to lobbyist bribes, the monetary temptation is to enrich the nation by lowering its national debt) as long as the National Debt is not reduced more than 3 % of the outstanding National Debt in any one year (so as to avoid too sudden radical change). The last year we had an end-of-fiscal year realized budget surplus was 1957! (Some think it was 2001 but that was a declared budget surplus that fizzled out, the national debt increased that year; it has to be reduced to be a true realized budget surplus.)
(Points 4 and 5 do require separate laws being passed, but since it benefits the voters demanding it plus the self-interests of the legislators, that should easily pass.)(contributor @RoleighMartin)
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REINS Act - This bill revises provisions relating to congressional review of agency rulemaking.
Specifically, the bill establishes a congressional approval process for a major rule. A major rule may only take effect if Congress approves of the rule. A major rule is a rule that has resulted in or is likely to result in (1) an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; (2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, individual industries, government agencies, or geographic regions; (3) significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises; or (4) an increase in mandatory vaccinations.
The bill also provides for the designation, review, and approval of at least 20% of agency rules currently in effect.
MAGAvoters also want all regulation and proposed regulations to be posted in the Federal Register.
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Congressional Reform (not sure about this one)
1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.
2. Congress participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress must purchase their own retirement plan, just as ALL Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people (i.e. NO MORE INSIDER TRADING!!!).
7. Serving in Congress is an honor and privilege, NOT a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators should serve their term(s), then go home and go back to work not get all kinds of freebies. (contributor @Ikennect)
8. After leaving congress, they may not become a lobbyist or work for a government contractor for a period of 10 yrs. aka, a cool down period. (contributor @eagle33655)