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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4798 
To modify the timing of each decennial census of population, to count only 
citizens under any such census, to apportion Representatives in Congress 
among the several States based on such census, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2025 
Ms. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. DAVIDSON, and Mr. COLLINS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify the timing of each decennial census of population, 
to count only citizens under any such census, to appor-
tion Representatives in Congress among the several 
States based on such census, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Making American 
Elections Great Again Act’’. 
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lation is conducted under subsection (a), as 
amended by the Making American Elections 
Great Again Act, and that date shall be known 
as the ‘mid-decade census date’.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) In conducting the census required by subsection 
(a), as amended by the Making American Elections Great 
Again Act, and each decennial census thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or 
otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total 
population by States a checkbox or other similar option 
for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for 
each of the members of the household of the respondent, 
whether such individual is a citizen of the United States.’’. 
(b) APPORTIONMENT.— 
(1) EXCLUSION OF NONCITIZENS FROM NUM-
BER OF PERSONS USED TO DETERMINE APPORTION-
MENT
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
AND
NUMBER
OF 
ELECTORAL VOTES.— 
(A) EXCLUSION.—Section 22(a) of the Act 
entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the fifteenth 
and subsequent decennial censuses and to pro-
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vide for apportionment of Representatives in 
Congress’’, approved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 
2a(a)), is amended by inserting after ‘‘not 
taxed’’ the following: ‘‘and individuals who are 
not citizens of the United States’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with re-
spect to the apportionment of Representatives 
carried out pursuant to paragraph (2) and any 
decennial census thereafter. 
(2) APPORTIONMENT UNDER NEW CENSUS.— 
For purposes of establishing the number of districts 
for the election of Representatives in a State with 
respect to the One Hundred Twentieth Congress, 
each State shall, immediately after the date of the 
completion of the first census required under section 
141(a) of title 13, United States Code, as amended 
by subsection (a) of this section, begin to carry out 
redistricting pursuant to the apportionment of Mem-
bers of the House of Representatives as a result of 
such census. 
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SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT PHOTO 
IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF UNITED 
STATES CITIZENSHIP TO VOTE IN FEDERAL 
ELECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
TO
PROVIDE
GOVERNMENT 
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENSHIP AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.—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. GOVERNMENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND 
PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP RE-
QUIRED TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION AND PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP 
REQUIRED AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the appropriate State or 
local election official may not provide a ballot 
for an election for Federal office to an indi-
vidual who desires to vote in person unless the 
individual presents to the official— 
‘‘(i) a document that is both proof of 
United States citizenship and government 
photo identification; or 
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‘‘(ii) a document that is proof of 
United States citizenship, together with a 
document that is government photo identi-
fication, if— 
‘‘(I) the name of the applicant is 
identical on both such documents; or 
‘‘(II) in the case that the name 
of the applicant is not identical on 
both such documents, the applicant 
provides evidence sufficient to dem-
onstrate that the name of such appli-
cant has changed, such as a court 
order, marriage certificate, divorce de-
cree, or other vital document record. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.—If an individual does not present the 
identification required under subparagraph (A), 
the individual shall be permitted to cast a provi-
sional ballot with respect to the election under 
section 302(a) but such provisional ballot may 
only be counted as a vote in that election in ac-
cordance with State law if the individual is 
verified as a citizen of the United States by the 
appropriate State or local election official under 
section 302(a)(4). 
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‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS
VOTING
OTHER
THAN
IN 
PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the appropriate State or 
local election official may not accept any ballot 
for an election for Federal office provided by an 
individual who votes other than in person unless 
the individual submits with the ballot— 
‘‘(i) a copy of a document that is both 
proof of United States citizenship and gov-
ernment photo identification; or 
‘‘(ii) a copy of a document that is 
proof of United States citizenship, together 
with a copy of a document that is govern-
ment photo identification, if— 
‘‘(I) the name of the applicant is 
identical on both such documents; or 
‘‘(II) in the case that the name 
of the applicant is not identical on 
both such documents, the applicant 
provides evidence sufficient to dem-
onstrate that the name of such appli-
cant has changed, such as a court 
order, marriage certificate, divorce de-
cree, or other vital document record. 
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‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.—An individual who desires to vote by mail 
but who does not meet the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) may cast such a ballot by mail 
and the ballot shall be counted as a provisional 
ballot in accordance with section 302(a) but 
such provisional ballot may only be counted as 
a vote in that election in accordance with State 
law if the individual is verified as a citizen of 
the United States by the appropriate State or 
local election official under section 302(a)(4). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) GOVERNMENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.— 
The term ‘government photo identification’ means, 
with respect to an applicant for voter registration, a 
valid identification card issued by a Federal, State, 
or Tribal government that includes— 
‘‘(A) a photograph of the applicant; 
‘‘(B) the full name of the applicant; and 
‘‘(C) the date of birth of the applicant. 
‘‘(2) PROOF
OF
UNITED
STATES
CITIZEN-
SHIP.—The term ‘proof of United States citizenship’ 
means, with respect to an applicant for voter reg-
istration, any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A valid United States passport. 
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title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). 
‘‘(I) An American Indian Card issued by 
the Department of Homeland Security with the 
classification ‘KIC’.’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20511(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) providing material assistance to a 
noncitizen in attempting to vote in an election 
for Federal office; 
‘‘(C) providing a ballot for an election for 
Federal office to an individual who fails to 
present government photo identification and 
proof of United States citizenship; or’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
REPEAL OF EXISTING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN VOTERS.—Section 303 
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of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21083) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR VOTERS WHO REGISTER 
BY MAIL’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR 
VOTERS WHO REGISTER BY MAIL’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘FOR
MAIL-IN
REGISTRATION 
FORMS’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(5)(A)(i)(II) and (b)(3)(B)(i)(II)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)(II)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATED
TO 
ENFORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 301, 
302, 303, and 304’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title 
III’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended— 
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(A) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 303 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements.’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 303 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 303A. Proof of United States citizenship to vote in Federal elections.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to any 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office oc-
curring in November 2026 and any Federal election there-
after. 
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