I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6936 
To require that individuals provide government photo identification and proof 
of United States citizenship to vote in Federal elections, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 2, 2026 
Ms. GREENE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To require that individuals provide government photo identi-
fication and proof of United States citizenship to vote 
in Federal elections, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE GOVERNMENT PHOTO 
IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF UNITED 
STATES CITIZENSHIP TO VOTE IN FEDERAL 
ELECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
TO
PROVIDE
GOVERNMENT 
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND PROOF OF UNITED STATES 
CITIZENSHIP AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.—Title 
III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21081 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 303 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. GOVERNMENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION AND 
PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP RE-
QUIRED TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION AND PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP 
REQUIRED AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the appropriate State or 
local election official may not provide a ballot 
for an election for Federal office to an indi-
vidual who desires to vote in person unless the 
individual presents to the official— 
‘‘(i) a document that is both proof of 
United States citizenship and government 
photo identification; or 
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‘‘(ii) a document that is proof of 
United States citizenship, together with a 
document that is government photo identi-
fication, if— 
‘‘(I) the name of the applicant is 
identical on both such documents; or 
‘‘(II) in the case that the name 
of the applicant is not identical on 
both such documents, the applicant 
provides evidence sufficient to dem-
onstrate that the name of such appli-
cant has changed, such as a court 
order, marriage certificate, divorce de-
cree, or other vital document record. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.—If an individual does not present the 
identification required under subparagraph (A), 
the individual shall be permitted to cast a provi-
sional ballot with respect to the election under 
section 302(a) but such provisional ballot may 
only be counted as a vote in that election in ac-
cordance with State law if the individual is 
verified as a citizen of the United States by the 
appropriate State or local election official under 
section 302(a)(4). 
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‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.—An individual who desires to vote by mail 
but who does not meet the requirements of sub-
paragraph (A) may cast such a ballot by mail 
and the ballot shall be counted as a provisional 
ballot in accordance with section 302(a) but 
such provisional ballot may only be counted as 
a vote in that election in accordance with State 
law if the individual is verified as a citizen of 
the United States by the appropriate State or 
local election official under section 302(a)(4). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) GOVERNMENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.— 
The term ‘government photo identification’ means, 
with respect to an applicant for voter registration, a 
valid identification card issued by a Federal, State, 
or Tribal government that includes— 
‘‘(A) a photograph of the applicant; 
‘‘(B) the full name of the applicant; and 
‘‘(C) the date of birth of the applicant. 
‘‘(2) PROOF
OF
UNITED
STATES
CITIZEN-
SHIP.—The term ‘proof of United States citizenship’ 
means, with respect to an applicant for voter reg-
istration, any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A valid United States passport. 
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‘‘(B) A United States military record of 
service showing that the place of birth of the 
applicant was in the United States. 
‘‘(C) A valid photo identification card 
issued by a Federal, State, or Tribal govern-
ment showing that the place of birth of the ap-
plicant was in the United States. 
‘‘(D) A certified birth certificate issued by 
a State, a unit of local government in a State, 
or a Tribal government which— 
‘‘(i) was issued by the State, unit of 
local government, or Tribal government in 
which the applicant was born; 
‘‘(ii) was filed with the office respon-
sible for keeping vital records in the State; 
‘‘(iii) includes the full name, date of 
birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 
‘‘(iv) lists the full names of one or 
both of the parents of the applicant; 
‘‘(v) has the signature of an individual 
who is authorized to sign birth certificates 
on behalf of the State, unit of local govern-
ment, or Tribal government in which the 
applicant was born; 
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‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi-
cate was filed with the office responsible 
for keeping vital records in the State; and 
‘‘(vii) has the seal of the State, unit 
of local government, or Tribal government 
that issued the birth certificate. 
‘‘(E) An extract from a United States hos-
pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 
birth of the applicant that indicates that the 
applicant’s place of birth was in the United 
States. 
‘‘(F) A final adoption decree showing the 
name of the applicant and that the applicant’s 
place of birth was in the United States. 
‘‘(G) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad 
of a citizen of the United States or a certifi-
cation of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a 
United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 
State. 
‘‘(H) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer-
tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or any other document or 
method of proof of United States citizenship 
issued by the Federal Government pursuant to 
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title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.). 
‘‘(I) An American Indian Card issued by 
the Department of Homeland Security with the 
classification ‘KIC’.’’. 
(b) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 
20511(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) providing material assistance to a 
noncitizen in attempting to vote in an election 
for Federal office; 
‘‘(C) providing a ballot for an election for 
Federal office to an individual who fails to 
present government photo identification and 
proof of United States citizenship; or’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
REPEAL OF EXISTING PHOTO IDENTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN VOTERS.—Section 303 
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of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
21083) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AND RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR VOTERS WHO REGISTER 
BY MAIL’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the heading, by striking ‘‘FOR 
VOTERS WHO REGISTER BY MAIL’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘FOR
MAIL-IN
REGISTRATION 
FORMS’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), 
and (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) 
and (5) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; and 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(5)(A)(i)(II) and (b)(3)(B)(i)(II)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)(II)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATED
TO 
ENFORCEMENT.—Section 401 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 21111) is amended by striking ‘‘sections 301, 
302, 303, and 304’’ and inserting ‘‘subtitle A of title 
III’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended— 
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(A) by amending the item relating to sec-
tion 303 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 303. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements.’’; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 303 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 303A. Proof of United States citizenship to vote in Federal elections.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to any 
regularly scheduled general election for Federal office oc-
curring in November 2026 and any Federal election there-
after. 
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