IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6625 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 22 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Received 
OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facili-
ties of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be des-
ignated as voter registration agencies, 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veteran Voting Sup-
port Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Veterans serving in foreign wars have per-
formed a great service to, and risked the greatest 
sacrifice in the name of, our country, and should be 
supported by the people and the Government of the 
United States. 
(2) Veterans are especially qualified to under-
stand issues of war, foreign policy, and government 
support for veterans, and they should have the op-
portunity to voice that understanding through vot-
ing. 
(3) The Department of Veterans Affairs should 
assist veterans in meeting their medical, social, and 
civic needs, including the full participation of vet-
erans in our democracy. 
(4) The Department of Veterans Affairs should 
make every effort to assist veterans to register to 
vote and to vote. 
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SEC. 3. USE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FA-
CILITIES AS VOTER REGISTRATION AGEN-
CIES. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall permit a 
State to designate facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs located in such State as voter registration agencies 
under section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5) solely for the purposes of pro-
viding voter registration services under such section to in-
dividuals receiving services or assistance from the facility 
(or applying to receive services or assistance from the fa-
cility). 
SEC. 4. ASSISTANCE WITH ABSENTEE BALLOTS. 
In addition to the services required to be provided 
under section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5), any facility of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs which is designated as a voter 
registration agency under section 3 shall, with respect to 
the individuals for whom the facility is required to provide 
such services— 
(1) provide information relating to the oppor-
tunity to request an absentee ballot; 
(2) make available absentee ballot applications 
and, upon request, assistance in completing such ap-
plications and absentee ballots, except that nothing 
in this paragraph may be construed to waive any re-
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quirement under State or local law regarding an in-
dividual’s eligibility to receive an absentee ballot or 
vote by absentee ballot in any election; and 
(3) work with local election officials to ensure 
the proper delivery of absentee ballot applications 
and absentee ballots. 
SEC. 5. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY NONPARTISAN ORGA-
NIZATIONS. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall permit a 
meaningful opportunity, including reasonable time, place, 
and manner restrictions, for nonpartisan organizations to 
provide voter registration information and assistance at 
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 6. ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY ELECTION OFFICIALS 
AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall not prohibit any election administration 
official, whether State or local, party-affiliated or 
non-party affiliated, or elected or appointed, from 
providing voting information to veterans at any facil-
ity of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(2) VOTING INFORMATION.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘‘voting information’’ means nonpartisan 
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information intended for the public about voting, in-
cluding information about voter registration, voting 
systems, absentee balloting, polling locations, and 
other important resources for voters. 
(b) VOTER REGISTRATION SERVICES.—The Sec-
retary shall provide reasonable access to facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to State and local election 
officials for the purpose of providing nonpartisan voter 
registration services to individuals. 
(c) COORDINATION
TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTION
OF 
REGULAR ACTIVITIES.—Any election official providing 
nonpartisan voting information or nonpartisan voter reg-
istration services under this section at a facility of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs shall coordinate the provi-
sion of the information or services with the Secretary to 
ensure that the information or services are provided in a 
manner which minimizes the disruption of the regular ac-
tivities of the facility. 
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SEC. 7. ANNUAL REPORT ON COMPLIANCE. 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
Congress an annual report on how the Secretary has com-
plied with the requirements of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2008. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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