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Union Calendar No. 382 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4486 
[Report No. 118–461] 
To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals 
who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring 
election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdic-
tion, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 6, 2023 
Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on House Administration 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 6, 2023] 
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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 ‘‘Hiring Preference for 
Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RULES WITH RESPECT TO HIR-
ING OF ELECTION WORKERS. 
(a) PREFERENCES FOR VETERANS AND INDIVIDUALS 
WITH DISABILITIES.— 
(1) PREFERENCES.—In hiring election workers 
to administer an election in a State or local jurisdic-
tion, the State or local jurisdiction may give pref-
erence to individuals who are veterans or individuals 
with a disability. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, an ‘‘individual with a disability’’ 
means an individual with an impairment that sub-
stantially limits any major life activities. 
(b) PREFERENCE AND WAIVER OF RESIDENCY RE-
QUIREMENT FOR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS OF ABSENT 
MILITARY VOTERS.— 
(1) PREFERENCE AND WAIVERS.—In hiring elec-
tion workers to administer an election in a State or 
local jurisdiction, the State or local jurisdiction— 
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(A) may give preference to an individual 
who is a nonresident military spouse or depend-
ent; and 
(B) may not refuse to hire such an indi-
vidual as an election worker solely on the 
grounds that the individual does not maintain a 
place of residence in the State or local jurisdic-
tion. 
(2) NONRESIDENT
MILITARY
SPOUSE
OR
DE-
PENDENT
DEFINED.—In this subsection, a ‘‘non-
resident military spouse or dependent’’ means an in-
dividual who is an absent uniformed services voter 
under section 107(1)(C) of the Uniformed and Over-
seas 
Citizen 
Absentee 
Voting 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
20310(1)(C)). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 382 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4486 
[Report No. 118–461] 
A BILL 
To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may 
give preference to individuals who are veterans or 
individuals with a disability with respect to hiring 
election workers to administer an election in the 
State or local jurisdiction, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 15, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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