IB 
Union Calendar No. 5 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1 
[Report No. 116–15, Part I] 
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of 
big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. SARBANES (for himself and Ms. PELOSI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judi-
ciary, Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education 
and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland 
Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
MARCH 4, 2019 
Additional sponsors: Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. BEATTY, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. 
BROWNLEY
of California, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CASE, Mr. CASTEN of 
Illinois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. CLARKE of 
New York, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. 
COOPER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. COX of California, Mrs. 
CRAIG, Mr. CRIST, Mr. CROW, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. DEAN, 
Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
DELGADO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DEUTCH, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. 
ESCOBAR, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. FLETCHER, 
Ms. FRANKEL, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. GAR-
CIA of Texas, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
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GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. HARDER of Cali-
fornia, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HECK, Mr. HIGGINS of New 
York, Ms. HILL
of California, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, Mr. HOYER, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KIL-
DEE, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KIM, Mr. KIND, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. LAMB, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. 
LEE of Nevada, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. 
LEWIS, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUJA´N, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MALINOWSKI, 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY 
of New York, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, 
Mr. MOULTON, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. NEAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. NORCROSS, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mr. POCAN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, 
Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. RASKIN, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. ROSE of New 
York, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. 
RUSH, Mr. RYAN, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 
SERRANO, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. 
SPEIER, Mr. STANTON, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Ms. TITUS, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, Mr. TRONE, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 
VELA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Ms. WATERS, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILD, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
YARMUTH, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. BERA, 
Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. PERLMUTTER, 
Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. MOORE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
CLEAVER, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. 
BASS, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Okla-
homa, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. FINKENAUER, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. VISCLOSKY, 
Mrs. LURIA, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. SHERRILL, Ms. STE-
VENS, Mrs. MURPHY, Mr. BRINDISI, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Texas, Mr. MCADAMS, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. SABLAN, 
Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. RICHMOND 
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MARCH 4, 2019 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
MARCH 4, 2019 
Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, Oversight and 
Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways 
and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland Security dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2019] 
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A BILL 
To expand Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the 
influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics 
rules for public servants, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘For the People Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into 3 divisions 
as follows: 
(1) Division A—Voting. 
(2) Division B—Campaign Finance. 
(3) Division C—Ethics. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
DIVISION A—VOTING 
TITLE I—ELECTION ACCESS 
Sec. 1000. Short title; statement of policy. 
Subtitle A—Voter Registration Modernization 
Sec. 1000A. Short title. 
PART 1—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1001. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration. 
Sec. 1002. Use of Internet to update registration information. 
Sec. 1003. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals reg-
istered to vote. 
Sec. 1004. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show 
eligibility to vote. 
Sec. 1005. Effective date. 
PART 2—AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1011. Short title; findings and purpose. 
Sec. 1012. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. 
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Sec. 1013. Contributing agency assistance in registration. 
Sec. 1014. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible vot-
ers in existing records. 
Sec. 1015. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. 
Sec. 1016. Registration portability and correction. 
Sec. 1017. Payments and grants. 
Sec. 1018. Treatment of exempt States. 
Sec. 1019. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 1020. Definitions. 
Sec. 1021. Effective date. 
PART 3—SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1031. Same day registration. 
PART 4—CONDITIONS ON REMOVAL ON BASIS OF INTERSTATE CROSS-CHECKS 
Sec. 1041. Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible voters 
on basis of interstate cross-checks. 
PART 5—OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1051. Annual reports on voter registration statistics. 
PART 6—AVAILABILITY OF HAVA REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS 
Sec. 1061. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of 
compliance with new requirements. 
PART 7—PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1071. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1072. Establishment of best practices. 
Subtitle B—Access to Voting for Individuals With Disabilities 
Sec. 1101. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and 
voting for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 1102. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting ac-
cess for individuals with disabilities. 
Subtitle C—Prohibiting Voter Caging 
Sec. 1201. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1202. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter cag-
ing. 
Subtitle D—[Reserved] 
Subtitle E—[Reserved] 
Subtitle F—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, and Security Through Voter- 
Verified Permanent Paper Ballot 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements. 
Sec. 1503. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 1504. Durability and readability requirements for ballots. 
Sec. 1505. Effective date for new requirements. 
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Subtitle G—Provisional Ballots 
Sec. 1601. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uni-
form and nondiscriminatory standards. 
Subtitle H—Early Voting 
Sec. 1611. Early voting. 
Subtitle I—Voting by Mail 
Sec. 1621. Voting by Mail. 
Subtitle J—Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters 
Sec. 1701. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee bal-
lots. 
Sec. 1702. Enforcement. 
Sec. 1703. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule. 
Sec. 1704. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections. 
Sec. 1705. Effective date. 
Subtitle K—Poll Worker Recruitment and Training 
Sec. 1801. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1802. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. 
Sec. 1803. State defined. 
Subtitle L—Enhancement of Enforcement 
Sec. 1811. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
Subtitle M—Federal Election Integrity 
Sec. 1821. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administra-
tion officials. 
Subtitle N—Promoting Voter Access Through Election Administration 
Improvements 
PART 1—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS 
Sec. 1901. Treatment of institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 1902. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place 
changes. 
Sec. 1903. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1904. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification re-
quirements for voting. 
Sec. 1905. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1906. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing program to 
track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots. 
Sec. 1907. Voter information response systems and hotline. 
PART 2—IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION 
Sec. 1911. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission. 
Sec. 1913. Requiring states to participate in post-general election surveys. 
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Sec. 1914. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use of 
funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission. 
Sec. 1915. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance Com-
mission. 
Sec. 1916. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain 
government contracting requirements. 
PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1921. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 1922. No effect on other laws. 
Subtitle O—Severability 
Sec. 1931. Severability. 
TITLE II—ELECTION INTEGRITY 
Subtitle A—[Reserved] 
Subtitle B—[Reserved] 
Subtitle C—[Reserved] 
Subtitle D—[Reserved] 
Subtitle E—[Reserved] 
Subtitle F—Saving Eligible Voters From Voter Purging 
Sec. 2501. Short title. 
Sec. 2502. Conditions for removal of voters from list of registered voters. 
Subtitle G—No Effect on Authority of States to Provide Greater Opportunities 
for Voting 
Sec. 2601. No effect on authority of States to provide greater opportunities for 
voting. 
Subtitle H—Severability 
Sec. 2701. Severability. 
TITLE III—ELECTION SECURITY 
Sec. 3000. Short title; sense of Congress. 
Subtitle A—Financial Support for Election Infrastructure 
PART 1—VOTING SYSTEM SECURITY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS 
Sec. 3001. Grants for obtaining compliant paper ballot voting systems and car-
rying out voting system security improvements. 
Sec. 3002. Coordination of voting system security activities with use of require-
ments payments and election administration requirements under 
Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
Sec. 3003. Incorporation of definitions. 
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PART 2—GRANTS FOR RISK-LIMITING AUDITS OF RESULTS OF ELECTIONS 
Sec. 3011. Grants to States for conducting risk-limiting audits of results of elec-
tions. 
Sec. 3012. GAO analysis of effects of audits. 
PART 3—[RESERVED] 
Subtitle B—Security Measures 
Sec. 3101. Election infrastructure designation. 
Sec. 3102. Timely threat information. 
Sec. 3103. Security clearance assistance for election officials. 
Sec. 3104. Security risk and vulnerability assessments. 
Sec. 3105. Annual reports. 
Subtitle C—Enhancing Protections for United States Democratic Institutions 
Sec. 3201. National strategy to protect United States democratic institutions. 
Sec. 3202. National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institu-
tions. 
Subtitle D—Promoting Cybersecurity Through Improvements in Election 
Administration 
Sec. 3301. Testing of existing voting systems to ensure compliance with election 
cybersecurity guidelines and other guidelines. 
Sec. 3302. Treatment of electronic poll books as part of voting systems. 
Sec. 3303. Pre-election reports on voting system usage. 
Sec. 3304. Streamlining collection of election information. 
Subtitle E—Preventing Election Hacking 
Sec. 3401. Short title. 
Sec. 3402. Election Security Bug Bounty Program. 
Sec. 3403. Definitions. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions 
Sec. 3501. Definitions. 
Sec. 3502. Initial report on adequacy of resources available for implementation. 
Subtitle G—Severability 
Sec. 3601. Severability. 
DIVISION B—CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
TITLE IV—CAMPAIGN FINANCE TRANSPARENCY 
Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Illicit Money Undermining Our Democracy 
Sec. 4001. Findings relating to illicit money undermining our democracy. 
Subtitle B—DISCLOSE Act 
Sec. 4100. Short title. 
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PART 1—REGULATION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SPENDING 
Sec. 4101. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign na-
tionals to domestic corporations, limited liability corporations, 
and partnerships that are foreign-controlled, foreign-influenced, 
and foreign-owned. 
Sec. 4102. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disburse-
ments and activities. 
PART 2—REPORTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED DISBURSEMENTS 
Sec. 4111. Reporting of campaign-related disbursements. 
Sec. 4112. Application of foreign money ban to disbursements for campaign-re-
lated disbursements consisting of covered transfers. 
Sec. 4113. Effective date. 
PART 3—OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS 
Sec. 4121. Petition for certiorari. 
Sec. 4122. Judicial review of actions related to campaign finance laws. 
Subtitle C—Honest Ads 
Sec. 4201. Short title. 
Sec. 4202. Purpose. 
Sec. 4203. Findings. 
Sec. 4204. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 4205. Expansion of definition of public communication. 
Sec. 4206. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication. 
Sec. 4207. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications. 
Sec. 4208. Political record requirements for online platforms. 
Sec. 4209. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and 
disbursements for electioneering communications by foreign na-
tionals in the form of online advertising. 
Subtitle D—Stand By Every Ad 
Sec. 4301. Short title. 
Sec. 4302. Stand By Every Ad. 
Sec. 4303. Disclaimer 
requirements 
for 
communications 
made 
through 
prerecorded telephone calls. 
Sec. 4304. No expansion of persons subject to disclaimer requirements on Internet 
communications. 
Sec. 4305. Effective date. 
Subtitle E—[Reserved] 
Subtitle F—[Reserved] 
Subtitle G—[Reserved] 
Subtitle H—Limitation and Disclosure Requirements for Presidential 
Inaugural Committees 
Sec. 4701. Short title. 
Sec. 4702. Limitations and disclosure of certain donations to, and disbursements 
by, Inaugural Committees. 
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Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 4801. Severability. 
TITLE V—CAMPAIGN FINANCE EMPOWERMENT 
Subtitle A—Findings Relating to Citizens United Decision 
Sec. 5001. Findings relating to Citizens United decision. 
Subtitle B—Congressional Elections 
Sec. 5100. Short title. 
PART 1—MY VOICE VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM 
Sec. 5101. Establishment of pilot program. 
Sec. 5102. Voucher program described. 
Sec. 5103. Reports. 
Sec. 5104. Definitions. 
PART 2—SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 
Sec. 5111. Benefits and eligibility requirements for candidates. 
‘‘ ‘‘TITLE V—SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL 
ELECTION CAMPAIGNS 
‘‘ ‘‘Subtitle A—Benefits 
‘‘Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates. 
‘‘Sec. 502. Procedures for making payments. 
‘‘Sec. 503. Use of funds. 
‘‘Sec. 504. Qualified small dollar contributions described. 
‘‘ ‘‘Subtitle B—Eligibility and Certification 
‘‘Sec. 511. Eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 513. Certification. 
‘‘ ‘‘Subtitle C—Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating 
Candidates 
‘‘Sec. 521. Contribution and expenditure requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 522. Administration of campaign. 
‘‘Sec. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public funds. 
‘‘Sec. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election. 
‘‘ ‘‘Subtitle D—Enhanced Match Support 
‘‘Sec. 531. Enhanced support for general election. 
‘‘Sec. 532. Eligibility. 
‘‘Sec. 533. Amount. 
‘‘Sec. 534. Waiver of authority to retain portion of unspent funds after elec-
tion. 
‘‘ ‘‘Subtitle E—Administrative Provisions 
‘‘Sec. 541. Freedom From Influence Fund. 
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‘‘Sec. 542. Reviews and reports by Government Accountability Office. 
‘‘Sec. 543. Administration by Commission. 
‘‘Sec. 544. Violations and penalties. 
‘‘Sec. 545. Appeals process. 
‘‘Sec. 546. Indexing of amounts. 
‘‘Sec. 547. Election cycle defined.’’ 
Sec. 5112. Contributions and expenditures by multicandidate and political party 
committees on behalf of participating candidates. 
Sec. 5113. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates for pur-
poses other than campaign for election. 
Sec. 5114. Effective date. 
Subtitle C—Presidential Elections 
Sec. 5200. Short title. 
PART 1—PRIMARY ELECTIONS 
Sec. 5201. Increase in and modifications to matching payments. 
Sec. 5202. Eligibility requirements for matching payments. 
Sec. 5203. Repeal of expenditure limitations. 
Sec. 5204. Period of availability of matching payments. 
Sec. 5205. Examination and audits of matchable contributions. 
Sec. 5206. Modification to limitation on contributions for Presidential primary 
candidates. 
Sec. 5207. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments. 
PART 2—GENERAL ELECTIONS 
Sec. 5211. Modification of eligibility requirements for public financing. 
Sec. 5212. Repeal of expenditure limitations and use of qualified campaign con-
tributions. 
Sec. 5213. Matching payments and other modifications to payment amounts. 
Sec. 5214. Increase in limit on coordinated party expenditures. 
Sec. 5215. Establishment of uniform date for release of payments. 
Sec. 5216. Amounts in Presidential Election Campaign Fund. 
Sec. 5217. Use of general election payments for general election legal and account-
ing compliance. 
Sec. 5218. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments. 
PART 3—EFFECTIVE DATE 
Sec. 5221. Effective date. 
Subtitle D—Personal Use Services as Authorized Campaign Expenditures 
Sec. 5301. Short title; findings; purpose. 
Sec. 5302. Treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services 
as authorized campaign expenditure. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
Sec. 5401. Severability. 
TITLE VI—CAMPAIGN FINANCE OVERSIGHT 
Subtitle A—Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections 
Sec. 6001. Short title. 
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Sec. 6002. Membership of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 6003. Assignment of powers to Chair of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 6004. Revision to enforcement process. 
Sec. 6005. Permitting appearance at hearings on requests for advisory opinions 
by persons opposing the requests. 
Sec. 6006. Permanent extension of administrative penalty authority. 
Sec. 6007. Restrictions on ex parte communications. 
Sec. 6008. Effective date; transition. 
Subtitle B—Stopping Super PAC-Candidate Coordination 
Sec. 6101. Short title. 
Sec. 6102. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contributions 
to candidates. 
Sec. 6103. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super PACs by Federal can-
didates and officeholders. 
Subtitle C—Severability 
Sec. 6201. Severability. 
DIVISION C—ETHICS 
TITLE VII—[RESERVED] 
TITLE VIII—[RESERVED] 
TITLE IX—CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS REFORM 
Subtitle A—Requiring Members of Congress to Reimburse Treasury for 
Amounts Paid as Settlements and Awards Under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 
Sec. 9001. Requiring Members of Congress to reimburse Treasury for amounts 
paid as settlements and awards under Congressional Account-
ability Act of 1995 in all cases of employment discrimination 
acts by Members. 
Subtitle B—Conflicts of Interests 
Sec. 9101. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 9102. Conflict of interest rules for Members of Congress and congressional 
staff. 
Sec. 9103. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 
Subtitle C—Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure 
Sec. 9201. Short title. 
Sec. 9202. Requiring disclosure in certain reports filed with Federal Election 
Commission of persons who are registered lobbyists. 
Sec. 9203. Effective date. 
Subtitle D—Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports 
Sec. 9301. Short title. 
Sec. 9302. Definitions. 
Sec. 9303. Establishment of online portal for congressionally mandated reports. 
Sec. 9304. Federal agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 9305. Removing and altering reports. 
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Sec. 9306. Relationship to the Freedom of Information Act. 
Sec. 9307. Implementation. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
Sec. 9401. Severability. 
TITLE X—[RESERVED] 
DIVISION A—VOTING 
TITLE I—ELECTION ACCESS 
Sec. 1000. Short title; statement of policy. 
Subtitle A—Voter Registration Modernization 
Sec. 1000A. Short title. 
PART 1—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1001. Requiring availability of Internet for voter registration. 
Sec. 1002. Use of Internet to update registration information. 
Sec. 1003. Provision of election information by electronic mail to individuals reg-
istered to vote. 
Sec. 1004. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show 
eligibility to vote. 
Sec. 1005. Effective date. 
PART 2—AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1011. Short title; findings and purpose. 
Sec. 1012. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. 
Sec. 1013. Contributing agency assistance in registration. 
Sec. 1014. One-time contributing agency assistance in registration of eligible vot-
ers in existing records. 
Sec. 1015. Voter protection and security in automatic registration. 
Sec. 1016. Registration portability and correction. 
Sec. 1017. Payments and grants. 
Sec. 1018. Treatment of exempt States. 
Sec. 1019. Miscellaneous provisions. 
Sec. 1020. Definitions. 
Sec. 1021. Effective date. 
PART 3—SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1031. Same day registration. 
PART 4—CONDITIONS ON REMOVAL ON BASIS OF INTERSTATE CROSS-CHECKS 
Sec. 1041. Conditions on removal of registrants from official list of eligible voters 
on basis of interstate cross-checks. 
PART 5—OTHER INITIATIVES TO PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1051. Annual reports on voter registration statistics. 
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PART 6—AVAILABILITY OF HAVA REQUIREMENTS PAYMENTS 
Sec. 1061. Availability of requirements payments under HAVA to cover costs of 
compliance with new requirements. 
PART 7—PROHIBITING INTERFERENCE WITH VOTER REGISTRATION 
Sec. 1071. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1072. Establishment of best practices. 
Subtitle B—Access to Voting for Individuals With Disabilities 
Sec. 1101. Requirements for States to promote access to voter registration and 
voting for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 1102. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting ac-
cess for individuals with disabilities. 
Subtitle C—Prohibiting Voter Caging 
Sec. 1201. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1202. Development and adoption of best practices for preventing voter cag-
ing. 
Subtitle D—[Reserved] 
Subtitle E—[Reserved] 
Subtitle F—Promoting Accuracy, Integrity, and Security Through Voter- 
Verified Permanent Paper Ballot 
Sec. 1501. Short title. 
Sec. 1502. Paper ballot and manual counting requirements. 
Sec. 1503. Accessibility and ballot verification for individuals with disabilities. 
Sec. 1504. Durability and readability requirements for ballots. 
Sec. 1505. Effective date for new requirements. 
Subtitle G—Provisional Ballots 
Sec. 1601. Requirements for counting provisional ballots; establishment of uni-
form and nondiscriminatory standards. 
Subtitle H—Early Voting 
Sec. 1611. Early voting. 
Subtitle I—Voting by Mail 
Sec. 1621. Voting by Mail. 
Subtitle J—Absent Uniformed Services Voters and Overseas Voters 
Sec. 1701. Pre-election reports on availability and transmission of absentee bal-
lots. 
Sec. 1702. Enforcement. 
Sec. 1703. Revisions to 45-day absentee ballot transmission rule. 
Sec. 1704. Use of single absentee ballot application for subsequent elections. 
Sec. 1705. Effective date. 
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Subtitle K—Poll Worker Recruitment and Training 
Sec. 1801. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1802. Grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. 
Sec. 1803. State defined. 
Subtitle L—Enhancement of Enforcement 
Sec. 1811. Enhancement of enforcement of Help America Vote Act of 2002. 
Subtitle M—Federal Election Integrity 
Sec. 1821. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administra-
tion officials. 
Subtitle N—Promoting Voter Access Through Election Administration 
Improvements 
PART 1—PROMOTING VOTER ACCESS 
Sec. 1901. Treatment of institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 1902. Minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place 
changes. 
Sec. 1903. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1904. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification re-
quirements for voting. 
Sec. 1905. [Reserved]. 
Sec. 1906. Reimbursement for costs incurred by States in establishing program to 
track and confirm receipt of absentee ballots. 
Sec. 1907. Voter information response systems and hotline. 
PART 2—IMPROVEMENTS IN OPERATION OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION 
Sec. 1911. Reauthorization of Election Assistance Commission. 
Sec. 1913. Requiring states to participate in post-general election surveys. 
Sec. 1914. Reports by National Institute of Standards and Technology on use of 
funds transferred from Election Assistance Commission. 
Sec. 1915. Recommendations to improve operations of Election Assistance Com-
mission. 
Sec. 1916. Repeal of exemption of Election Assistance Commission from certain 
government contracting requirements. 
PART 3—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1921. Application of laws to Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. 
Sec. 1922. No effect on other laws. 
Subtitle O—Severability 
Sec. 1931. Severability. 
SEC. 1000. SHORT TITLE; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This title may be cited as the 
‘‘Voter Empowerment Act of 2019’’. 
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(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that— 
(1) all eligible citizens of the United States 
should access and exercise their constitutional right to 
vote in a free, fair, and timely manner; and 
(2) the integrity, security, and accountability of 
the voting process must be vigilantly protected, main-
tained, and enhanced in order to protect and preserve 
electoral and participatory democracy in the United 
States. 
Subtitle A—Voter Registration 
Modernization 
SEC. 1000A. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Voter Registration 
Modernization Act of 2019’’. 
PART 1—PROMOTING INTERNET REGISTRATION 
SEC. 1001. REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR 
VOTER REGISTRATION. 
(a) REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR REG-
ISTRATION.—The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 6 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6A. INTERNET REGISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING AVAILABILITY OF INTERNET FOR ON-
LINE REGISTRATION.— 
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‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY
OF
ONLINE
REGISTRATION 
AND CORRECTION OF EXISTING REGISTRATION INFOR-
MATION.—Each State, acting through the chief State 
election official, shall ensure that the following serv-
ices are available to the public at any time on the of-
ficial public websites of the appropriate State and 
local election officials in the State, in the same man-
ner and subject to the same terms and conditions as 
the services provided by voter registration agencies 
under section 7(a): 
‘‘(A) Online application for voter registra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) Online assistance to applicants in ap-
plying to register to vote. 
‘‘(C) Online completion and submission by 
applicants of the mail voter registration applica-
tion form prescribed by the Election Assistance 
Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2), includ-
ing assistance with providing a signature as re-
quired under subsection (c). 
‘‘(D) Online receipt of completed voter reg-
istration applications. 
‘‘(b) ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED APPLICATIONS.—A 
State shall accept an online voter registration application 
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provided by an individual under this section, and ensure 
that the individual is registered to vote in the State, if— 
‘‘(1) the individual meets the same voter reg-
istration requirements applicable to individuals who 
register to vote by mail in accordance with section 
6(a)(1) using the mail voter registration application 
form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis-
sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2); and 
‘‘(2) the individual meets the requirements of 
subsection (c) to provide a signature in electronic 
form (but only in the case of applications submitted 
during or after the second year in which this section 
is in effect in the State). 
‘‘(c) SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this section, 
an individual meets the requirements of this sub-
section as follows: 
‘‘(A) In the case of an individual who has 
a signature on file with a State agency, includ-
ing the State motor vehicle authority, that is re-
quired to provide voter registration services 
under this Act or any other law, the individual 
consents to the transfer of that electronic signa-
ture. 
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‘‘(B) If subparagraph (A) does not apply, 
the individual submits with the application an 
electronic copy of the individual’s handwritten 
signature through electronic means. 
‘‘(C) If subparagraph (A) and subpara-
graph (B) do not apply, the individual executes 
a computerized mark in the signature field on 
an online voter registration application, in ac-
cordance with reasonable security measures es-
tablished by the State, but only if the State ac-
cepts such mark from the individual. 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS UNABLE TO 
MEET REQUIREMENT.—If an individual is unable to 
meet the requirements of paragraph (1), the State 
shall— 
‘‘(A) permit the individual to complete all 
other elements of the online voter registration ap-
plication; 
‘‘(B) permit the individual to provide a sig-
nature at the time the individual requests a bal-
lot in an election (whether the individual re-
quests the ballot at a polling place or requests the 
ballot by mail); and 
‘‘(C) if the individual carries out the steps 
described in subparagraph (A) and subpara-
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graph (B), ensure that the individual is reg-
istered to vote in the State. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—The State shall ensure that indi-
viduals applying to register to vote online are notified 
of the requirements of paragraph (1) and of the treat-
ment of individuals unable to meet such requirements, 
as described in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(d) CONFIRMATION AND DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT.—Upon the on-
line submission of a completed voter registration ap-
plication by an individual under this section, the ap-
propriate State or local election official shall send the 
individual a notice confirming the State’s receipt of 
the application and providing instructions on how 
the individual may check the status of the applica-
tion. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF DISPOSITION.—Not later than 7 
days after the appropriate State or local election offi-
cial has approved or rejected an application sub-
mitted by an individual under this section, the offi-
cial shall send the individual a notice of the disposi-
tion of the application. 
‘‘(3) METHOD
OF
NOTIFICATION.—The appro-
priate State or local election official shall send the no-
tices required under this subsection by regular mail, 
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subparagraph (A), the appropriate State or local 
election official shall— 
‘‘(i) revise any information on the 
computerized list to reflect the update made 
by the voter; and 
‘‘(ii) if the updated registration infor-
mation affects the voter’s eligibility to vote 
in an election for Federal office, ensure that 
the information is processed with respect to 
the election if the voter updates the informa-
tion not later than the lesser of 7 days, or 
the period provided by State law, before the 
date of the election. 
‘‘(C) CONFIRMATION AND DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(i) CONFIRMATION
OF
RECEIPT.— 
Upon the online submission of updated reg-
istration information by an individual 
under this paragraph, the appropriate State 
or local election official shall send the indi-
vidual a notice confirming the State’s re-
ceipt of the updated information and pro-
viding instructions on how the individual 
may check the status of the update. 
‘‘(ii) NOTICE
OF
DISPOSITION.—Not 
later than 7 days after the appropriate 
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subsection (b), designate not less than 1 means of elec-
tronic communication— 
‘‘(A) for use by individuals with disabilities 
who wish to register to vote or vote in any juris-
diction in the State to request voter registration 
applications and absentee ballot applications 
under subsection (a)(3); 
‘‘(B) for use by States to send voter reg-
istration applications and absentee ballot appli-
cations requested under such subsection; and 
‘‘(C) for the purpose of providing related 
voting, balloting, and election information to in-
dividuals with disabilities. 
‘‘(2) CLARIFICATION REGARDING PROVISION OF 
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION.— 
A State may, in addition to the means of electronic 
communication so designated, provide multiple means 
of electronic communication to individuals with dis-
abilities, including a means of electronic communica-
tion for the appropriate jurisdiction of the State. 
‘‘(3) INCLUSION
OF
DESIGNATED
MEANS
OF 
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH INFORMATIONAL 
AND
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS
THAT
ACCOMPANY 
BALLOTING MATERIALS.—Each State shall include a 
means of electronic communication so designated with 
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