I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1662 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require the Post-
master General to provide State election officials with change of address 
information before a general election for Federal office, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 8, 2021 
Mr. VAN DREW (for himself and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
require the Postmaster General to provide State election 
officials with change of address information before a 
general election for Federal office, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Updating Postal Data 
on Addresses for Trustworthy Elections Act’’ or the ‘‘UP-
DATE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION PROVIDED TO 
STATE ELECTION OFFICIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20508) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE CHANGE OF 
ADDRESS INFORMATION.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, and every 90 
days thereafter, the Postmaster General of the United 
States Postal Service shall provide to the chief State elec-
tion official of each State the change of address records 
available in the National Change of Address product main-
tained by the United States Postal Service.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Postmaster General 
of the United States Postal Service $600,000 to carry out 
the amendment made by this section. 
SEC. 3. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF 
VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Election Assistance Commis-
sion shall make a payment to each eligible State for car-
rying out maintenance of each such State’s computerized 
voter registration list under section 303 of the Help Amer-
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ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083) and for carrying 
out programs under section 8 of the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) to ensure the 
accuracy of voter registration lists in the State. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A State is eligible to receive a pay-
ment under this section if the State submits to the Com-
mission an application at such time, in such form, and 
containing such information and assurances as the Com-
mission may require. 
(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the amount of a payment made to a State under this 
section shall be equal to the product of— 
(A) the total amount appropriated for such 
payments pursuant to the authorization under 
subsection (f); and 
(B) the State allocation percentage for the 
State. 
(2) MINIMUM
AMOUNT
OF
PAYMENT.—The 
amount of a payment made to a State under this 
section may not be less than— 
(A) in the case of any of the several States 
or the District of Columbia, one-half of 1 per-
cent of the total amount appropriated for such 
payments; or 
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(B) in the case of the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the 
United States Virgin Islands, and the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, one- 
tenth of 1 percent of such total amount. 
(3) PRO RATA REDUCTIONS.—The Commission 
shall make such pro rata reductions to the alloca-
tions determined under paragraph (1) as are nec-
essary to comply with the requirements of paragraph 
(2). 
(d) CONTINUING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AFTER 
APPROPRIATION.—A payment made to a State under this 
section shall be available to the State without fiscal year 
limitation. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
(2) STATE
ALLOCATION
PERCENTAGE.—The 
term ‘‘State allocation percentage’’ means, with re-
spect to a State, the amount (expressed as a per-
centage) equal to the quotient of— 
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(A) the voting age population of the State 
(as reported in the most recent decennial cen-
sus); and 
(B) the total voting age population of all 
States (as reported in the most recent decennial 
census). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for payments 
under this section. 
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