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(b) STUDY OF METHODS TO ENFORCE FAIR AND 
EQUITABLE WAITING TIMES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Election Assistance Commis-
sion and the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a joint study of the effective-
ness of various methods of enforcing the require-
ments of section 310(a) of the Help America Vote 
Act of 2002, as added by subsection (a), including 
methods of best allocating resources to jurisdictions 
which have had the most difficulty in providing a 
fair and equitable waiting time at polling places to 
all voters, and to communities of color in particular. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Election 
Assistance Commission and the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall publish and submit to 
Congress a report on the study conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 
1101(c), section 1611(c), section 1621(b), section 
1622(c), and section 1623(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 310 and 311 as relating to sections 311 and 
312; and 
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 309 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 310. Ensuring equitable and efficient operation of polling places.’’. 
SEC. 1907. REQUIRING STATES TO PROVIDE SECURED 
DROP BOXES FOR VOTED ABSENTEE BAL-
LOTS IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle A of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), 
as amended by section 1031(a), section 1101(a), section 
1611(a), section 1621(a), section 1622(a), section 
1623(a), and section 1906(a), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 311 and 312 as 
sections 312 and 313; and 
(2) by inserting after section 310 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 311. USE OF SECURED DROP BOXES FOR VOTED AB-
SENTEE BALLOTS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING USE OF DROP BOXES.—In each 
county in the State, each State shall provide in-person, 
secured, and clearly labeled drop boxes at which individ-
uals may, at any time during the period described in sub-
section (b), drop off voted absentee ballots in an election 
for Federal office. 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM PERIOD FOR AVAILABILITY OF DROP 
BOXES.—The period described in this subsection is, with 
respect to an election, the period which begins 45 days 
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before the date of the election and which ends at the time 
the polls close for the election in the county involved. 
‘‘(c) ACCESSIBILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure 
that the drop boxes provided under this section are 
accessible for use— 
‘‘(A) by individuals with disabilities, as de-
termined in consultation with the protection 
and advocacy systems (as defined in section 102 
of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance 
and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 
15002)) of the State; 
‘‘(B) by individuals with limited proficiency 
in the English language; and 
‘‘(C) by homeless individuals (as defined in 
section 103 of the McKinney–Vento Homeless 
Assistance Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 11302)) of 
the State. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF ACCESSIBILITY FOR 
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.—For purposes of 
this subsection, drop boxes shall be considered to be 
accessible for use by individuals with disabilities if 
the drop boxes meet such criteria as the Attorney 
General may establish for such purposes. 
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‘‘(3) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—If a State pro-
vides a drop box under this section on the grounds 
of or inside a building or facility which serves as a 
polling place for an election during the period de-
scribed in subsection (b), nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to waive any requirements regard-
ing the accessibility of such polling place for the use 
of individuals with disabilities or individuals with 
limited proficiency in the English language. 
‘‘(d) NUMBER OF DROP BOXES.— 
‘‘(1) FORMULA FOR DETERMINATION OF NUM-
BER.—The number of drop boxes provided under 
this section in a county with respect to an election 
shall be determined as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a county in which the 
number of individuals who are residents of the 
county and who are registered to vote in the 
election is equal to or greater than 20,000, the 
number of drop boxes shall be a number equal 
to or greater than the number of such individ-
uals divided by 20,000 (rounded to the nearest 
whole number). 
‘‘(B) In the case of any other county, the 
number of drop boxes shall be equal to or 
greater than one. 
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‘‘(C) The State shall ensure that the num-
ber of drop boxes provided is sufficient to pro-
vide a reasonable opportunity for voters to sub-
mit their voted ballots in a timely manner. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—For purposes of this subsection, 
the number of individuals who reside in a county 
and who are registered to vote in the election shall 
be determined as of the 90th day before the date of 
the election. 
‘‘(e) LOCATION OF DROP BOXES.—The State shall 
determine the location of drop boxes provided under this 
section in a county on the basis of criteria which ensure 
that the drop boxes are— 
‘‘(1) available to all voters on a non-discrimina-
tory basis; 
‘‘(2) accessible to voters with disabilities (in ac-
cordance with subsection (c)); 
‘‘(3) accessible by public transportation to the 
greatest extent possible; 
‘‘(4) available during all hours of the day; 
‘‘(5) sufficiently available in all communities in 
the county, including rural communities and on 
Tribal lands within the county (subject to subsection 
(f)); and 
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‘‘(6) geographically distributed to provide a rea-
sonable opportunity for voters to submit their voted 
ballot in a timely manner. 
‘‘(f) RULES FOR DROP BOXES ON TRIBAL LANDS.— 
In making a determination of the number and location of 
drop boxes provided under this section on Tribal lands in 
a county, the appropriate State and local election officials 
shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with Tribal leaders prior to making 
the determination; and 
‘‘(2) take into account criteria such as the 
availability of direct-to-door residential mail delivery, 
the distance and time necessary to travel to the drop 
box locations (including in inclement weather), 
modes of transportation available, conditions of 
roads, and the availability (if any) of public trans-
portation. 
‘‘(g) TIMING
OF SCANNING
AND PROCESSING
OF 
BALLOTS.—For purposes of section 306(e) (relating to 
the timing of the processing and scanning of ballots for 
tabulation), a vote cast using a drop box provided under 
this section shall be treated in the same manner as any 
other vote cast during early voting. 
‘‘(h) POSTING OF INFORMATION.—On or adjacent to 
each drop box provided under this section, the State shall 
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post information on the requirements that voted absentee 
ballots must meet in order to be counted and tabulated 
in the election. 
‘‘(i) REMOTE
SURVEILLANCE
PERMITTED.—The 
State may provide for the security of drop boxes through 
remote or electronic surveillance. 
‘‘(j) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2022 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 
1101(c), section 1611(c), section 1621(b), section 
1622(c), section 1623(a), and section 1906(c), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 311 and 312 as relating to sections 312 and 
313; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 310 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 311. Use of secured drop boxes for voted absentee ballots.’’. 
SEC. 1908. PROHIBITING STATES FROM RESTRICTING 
CURBSIDE VOTING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle A of title III of the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), 
as amended by section 1031(a), section 1101(a), section 
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1611(a), section 1621(a), section 1622(a), section 
1623(a), section 1906(a), and section 1907(a), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating sections 312 and 313 as 
sections 313 and 314; and 
(2) by inserting after section 311 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 312. PROHIBITING STATES FROM RESTRICTING 
CURBSIDE VOTING. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—A State may not— 
‘‘(1) prohibit any jurisdiction administering an 
election for Federal office in the State from utilizing 
curbside voting as a method by which individuals 
may cast ballots in the election; or 
‘‘(2) impose any restrictions which would ex-
clude any individual who is eligible to vote in such 
an election in a jurisdiction which utilizes curbside 
voting from casting a ballot in the election by the 
method of curbside voting. 
‘‘(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply 
with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for 
Federal office held in November 2022 and each succeeding 
election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of such Act, as amended by section 1031(c), section 
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1101(c), section 1611(c), section 1621(b), section 
1622(c), section 1623(a), section 1906(c), and section 
1907(b), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 312 and 313 as relating to sections 313 and 
314; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 311 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 312. Prohibiting States from restricting curbside voting.’’. 
SEC. 1909. ELECTION DAY AS LEGAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6103(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to Columbus Day the following: 
‘‘Election Day, the Tuesday next after the first 
Monday in November of every even-numbered year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the regularly 
scheduled general elections for Federal office held in No-
vember 2022 or any succeeding year. 
SEC. 1910. GAO STUDY ON VOTER TURNOUT RATES. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on voter turnout rates delineated by age 
in States and localities that permit voters to participate 
in elections before reaching the age of 18, with a focus 
on localities that permit voting upon reaching the age of 
16. 
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SEC. 1910A. STUDY ON RANKED-CHOICE VOTING. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study on the implementation and impact of ranked- 
choice voting in States and localities with a focus on how 
to best implement a model for Federal elections nation-
wide. The study shall include the impact on voter turnout, 
negative campaigning, and who decides to run for office. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall 
transmit to Congress a report on the study conducted 
under subsection (a), including any recommendations on 
how to best implement a ranked-choice voting for Federal 
elections nationwide. 
PART 2—DISASTER AND EMERGENCY 
CONTINGENCY PLANS 
SEC. 1911. REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION CON-
TINGENCY PLANS IN RESPONSE TO NATURAL 
DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each 
State and each jurisdiction in a State which is re-
sponsible for administering elections for Federal of-
fice shall establish and make publicly available a 
contingency plan to enable individuals to vote in 
elections for Federal office during a state of emer-
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SEC. 1935. PLACEMENT OF STATUES OF CITIZENS OF TER-
RITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN STAT-
UARY HALL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1814 of the Revised Stat-
utes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘State’ includes American 
Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mar-
iana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the 
United States Virgin Islands, and the term ‘citizen’ in-
cludes a national of the United States, as defined in sec-
tion 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO PRO-
CEDURES FOR REPLACEMENT OF STATUES.—Section 311 
of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 2132) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) For purposes of this section, the term ‘State’ in-
cludes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands.’’. 
SEC. 1936. NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as specifically provided, 
nothing in this title may be construed to authorize or re-
quire conduct prohibited under any of the following laws, 
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