I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7300 
To promote the integrity and improve the administration of elections for 
Federal office, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2026 
Mr. STEIL (for himself, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. CAREY, 
Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. VAN ORDEN, Mr. BEGICH, Mrs. BICE, Mr. TONY 
GONZALES of Texas, Mr. BRESNAHAN, Mr. FONG, Mr. EDWARDS, Mrs. 
MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HERN of Oklahoma, Mr. PATRONIS, 
Mrs. KIM, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona, Mr. 
WALBERG, Mr. ROSE, Mr. GOODEN, Mr. MACKENZIE, Mr. ALLEN, and 
Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees 
on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, 
and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote the integrity and improve the administration 
of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Make Elections Great 
Again Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of Contents. 
TITLE I—ELECTION INTEGRITY 
Subtitle A—Requiring Photo ID for Voting 
Sec. 101. Requiring voters to provide photo identification. 
Subtitle B—Voter Registration and List Maintenance Requirements 
Sec. 111. Repeal of requirements with respect to administration of voter reg-
istration. 
Sec. 112. General requirements for administration of voter registration. 
Sec. 113. Requirements with respect to removal of ineligible voters from official 
voter list. 
Sec. 114. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements. 
Sec. 115. Requirements for applicants who register by mail. 
Sec. 116. Civil enforcement and private right of action. 
Sec. 117. Election Assistance Commission guidance. 
Sec. 118. Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Sec. 119. Duty of Secretary of Homeland Security to notify election officials of 
naturalization. 
Sec. 120. Rule of construction regarding provisional ballots. 
Sec. 121. Rule of construction regarding effect on State exemptions from other 
Federal laws. 
Sec. 122. Requiring applicants for motor vehicle driver’s licenses in new state 
to indicate whether state serves as residence for voter registra-
tion purposes. 
Sec. 123. Definitions. 
Subtitle C—Information Sharing Agreements With Attorney General 
Sec. 131. Information sharing agreements with Attorney General. 
Subtitle D—Election Security 
Sec. 141. Indication of citizenship on driver’s licenses and identification cards. 
Sec. 142. Requirement to notify State election officials of individuals recused 
from jury service on grounds of noncitizenship. 
Sec. 143. Reports to Congress on foreign and domestic threats to elections. 
Sec. 144. Preservation of election records. 
Sec. 145. Definitions. 
Subtitle E—Prohibition on Federal Agency Political Activities 
Sec. 151. Prohibiting political activities in Federal agencies. 
TITLE II—ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Improving Administration of Elections 
Sec. 201. Use of HAVA funds for post-election audits of results. 
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Subtitle B—Treatment of Ballots 
Sec. 211. Requiring paper ballots. 
Sec. 212. Limitation on possession of mail-in ballots. 
Sec. 213. Prohibiting States from using ranked choice voting in general elec-
tions for Federal office. 
Sec. 214. Abolishing universal vote by mail. 
Sec. 215. Barcode tracking for mail-in ballots. 
Sec. 216. Receipt, processing, and counting of absentee and mail-in ballots. 
TITLE I—ELECTION INTEGRITY 
Subtitle A—Requiring Photo ID for 
Voting 
SEC. 101. REQUIRING VOTERS TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTI-
FICATION. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE PHOTO IDENTIFICA-
TION AS CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 303 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 303A. PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED AS 
CONDITION OF CASTING BALLOT.— 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS VOTING IN PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE IDENTI-
FICATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law and except as provided in subpara-
graph (B), the appropriate State or local elec-
tion official may not provide a ballot for an 
election for Federal office to an individual who 
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desires to vote in person unless the individual 
presents to the official a valid physical photo 
identification. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY OF PROVISIONAL BAL-
LOT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If an individual 
does not present the identification required 
under subparagraph (A), the individual 
shall be permitted to cast a provisional bal-
lot with respect to the election under sec-
tion 302(a), except that the appropriate 
State or local election official may not 
make 
a 
determination 
under 
section 
302(a)(4) that the individual is eligible 
under State law to vote in the election un-
less, not later than 3 days after casting the 
provisional ballot, the individual presents 
to the official— 
‘‘(I) the identification required 
under subparagraph (A); or 
‘‘(II) an affidavit developed and 
made available to the individual by 
the State attesting that the individual 
does not possess the identification re-
quired under subparagraph (A) be-
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cause the individual has a religious 
objection to being photographed. 
‘‘(ii) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PROVI-
SIONAL
BALLOTING
RULES.—Nothing in 
clause (i) may be construed to apply to the 
casting of a provisional ballot pursuant to 
section 302(a) or any State law for reasons 
other than the failure to present the identi-
fication required under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS
VOTING
OTHER
THAN
IN 
PERSON.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law and except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the appropriate State or 
local election official may not accept any ballot 
for an election for Federal office provided by an 
individual who votes other than in person unless 
the individual submits with the ballot— 
‘‘(i) a copy of a valid photo identifica-
tion; or 
‘‘(ii) the last four digits of the individ-
ual’s Social Security number and an affi-
davit developed and made available to the 
individual by the State attesting that the 
individual is unable to obtain a copy of a 
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valid photo identification after making rea-
sonable efforts to obtain such a copy. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) 
does not apply with respect to a ballot pro-
vided by— 
‘‘(I) an absent uniformed services 
voter who, by reason of active duty or 
service, is absent from the United 
States on the date of the election in-
volved; or 
‘‘(II) an individual provided the 
right to vote otherwise than in person 
under section 3(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the 
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly 
and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 
20102(b)(2)(B)(ii)). 
‘‘(ii) ABSENT
UNIFORMED
SERVICES 
VOTER
DEFINED.—In this subparagraph, 
the term ‘absent uniformed services voter’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
107(1) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20310(1)), other than an individual de-
scribed in section 107(1)(C) of such Act. 
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‘‘(b) PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO DIGITAL IMAG-
ING DEVICES.—With respect to each State, the appro-
priate State or local government official of the State shall 
ensure, to the extent practicable, public access to a digital 
imaging device, which shall include a printer, copier, 
image scanner, or multifunction machine, at State and 
local government buildings in the State, including courts, 
libraries, and police stations, for the purpose of allowing 
individuals to use such a device at no cost to the individual 
to make a copy of a valid photo identification. 
‘‘(c) VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATIONS DESCRIBED.— 
For purposes of this section, a ‘valid photo identification’ 
means, with respect to an individual who seeks to vote in 
a State, any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A valid State-issued motor vehicle driver’s 
license that includes a photo of the individual and an 
expiration date. 
‘‘(2) A valid State-issued identification card 
that includes a photo of the individual and an expi-
ration date. 
‘‘(3) A valid United States passport for the in-
dividual. 
‘‘(4) A valid military identification for the indi-
vidual. 
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‘‘(5) A valid identification document issued by 
a Tribal government that includes a photo of the in-
dividual and an expiration date. 
‘‘(6) Any other form of government-issued iden-
tification that the State may specify as a valid photo 
identification for purposes of this subsection, exclud-
ing identification cards provided by an educational 
institution. 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFICATION REQUIRE-
MENT TO APPLICANTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State shall ensure 
that, at the time an individual applies to register to 
vote in elections for Federal office in the State, the 
appropriate State or local election official notifies 
the individual of the photo identification require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR INDIVIDUALS APPLY-
ING TO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE.—Each State 
shall ensure that, in the case of an individual who 
applies to register to vote in elections for Federal of-
fice in the State online, the online voter registration 
system notifies the individual of the photo identifica-
tion requirements of this section before the indi-
vidual completes the online registration process. 
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(2) in section 6(d) (52 U.S.C. 20505(d))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 8(a)(2)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 112(a)(2) of the Make Elec-
tions Great Again Act’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 8(d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 113(c) of the Make Elections Great 
Again Act’’; and 
(3) by amending section 9 to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9. FEDERAL COORDINATION AND REGULATIONS. 
‘‘The Election Assistance Commission— 
‘‘(1) in consultation with the chief State elec-
tion official of each State, shall prescribe such regu-
lations as are necessary to carry out paragraphs (2) 
and (3); 
‘‘(2) in consultation with the chief State elec-
tion official of each State, shall develop a mail voter 
registration application form for elections for Fed-
eral office; 
‘‘(3) not later than June 30 of each odd-num-
bered year, shall submit to the Congress a report as-
sessing the impact of this Act on the administration 
of elections for Federal office during the preceding 
2-year period and including recommendations for 
improvements in Federal and State procedures, 
forms, and other matters affected by this Act; and 
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‘‘(4) shall provide information to the States 
with respect to the responsibilities of the States 
under this Act.’’. 
SEC. 112. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATION 
OF VOTER REGISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the administration of voter 
registration for elections for Federal office, each State 
shall— 
(1) ensure that any eligible applicant is reg-
istered to vote in an election if the applicant’s voter 
registration form is authenticated by the chief State 
election official of the State and— 
(A) in the case of registration with a motor 
vehicle application under section 5 of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 
U.S.C. 20504), if the applicant submits the 
valid voter registration form and required docu-
mentary proof described in paragraph (5) to the 
appropriate State motor vehicle authority not 
later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period 
provided by State law, before the date of the 
election in the case of registration with a motor 
vehicle application under section 5 of such Act; 
(B) in the case of registration by mail 
under section 6 of the National Voter Registra-
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tion Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505), if the valid 
voter registration form and required documen-
tary proof described in paragraph (5) of the ap-
plicant are postmarked not later than the lesser 
of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, 
before the date of the election; 
(C) in the case of registration at a voter 
registration agency, if the valid voter registra-
tion form and required documentary proof de-
scribed in paragraph (5) of the applicant are 
accepted at the voter registration agency not 
later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period 
provided by State law, before the date of the 
election; and 
(D) in any other case, if the valid voter 
registration form and required documentary 
proof described in paragraph (5) of the appli-
cant are received by the appropriate State elec-
tion official not later than the lesser of 30 days, 
or the period provided by State law, before the 
date of the election; 
(2) require the appropriate State election offi-
cial to send notice to each applicant of the disposi-
tion of the application; 
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(3) provide that the name of a registrant may 
not be removed from the official list of eligible voters 
except pursuant to a reason described in section 
113(a)(1); 
(4) take such affirmative steps as are necessary 
to remove ineligible voters pursuant to the require-
ments under section 113; 
(5) ensure that the State does not accept and 
process an application to register to vote in an elec-
tion for Federal office unless the applicant satisfies 
the eligibility requirements as described in sub-
section (c)(1), including with respect to the presen-
tation of documentary proof of United States citi-
zenship; 
(6) inform applicants under sections 5, 6, and 
7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(52 U.S.C. 20504, 20505, and 20506) of— 
(A) voter eligibility requirements; and 
(B) penalties provided by law for submis-
sion of a false voter registration application; 
and 
(7) ensure that the identity of the voter reg-
istration agency through which any particular reg-
istrant is registered is not disclosed to the public. 
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(b) CONFIRMATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Any 
State program or activity to protect the integrity of the 
electoral process by ensuring the maintenance of an accu-
rate and current voter registration roll for elections for 
Federal office— 
(1) shall be uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in 
compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 
U.S.C. 10301 et seq.); and 
(2) shall not result in the removal of the name 
of any person from the official list of voters reg-
istered to vote in an election for Federal office by 
reason of the person’s failure to vote, except as oth-
erwise provided under subsections (a)(2) and (d) of 
section 113. 
(c) VERIFICATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION INFOR-
MATION.— 
(1) REQUIRING PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFOR-
MATION BY APPLICANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, an application for voter reg-
istration for an election for Federal office, in-
cluding an application using the mail voter reg-
istration form developed under section 6 of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 
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U.S.C. 20505), may not be accepted or proc-
essed by a State unless the application includes 
documentary proof of United States citizenship 
and— 
(i) the last 4 digits of the applicant’s 
social security number; and 
(ii) a current and valid driver’s license 
or other documentary proof of residence in 
the State. 
(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR APPLICANTS WITH-
OUT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.—If an appli-
cant for voter registration for an election for 
Federal office has not been issued a social secu-
rity number or a current and valid driver’s li-
cense, the State shall assign the applicant a 
number which will serve to identify the appli-
cant for voter registration purposes. To the ex-
tent that the State has a computerized list in 
effect pursuant to section 114 and the list as-
signs unique identifying numbers to registrants, 
the number assigned under this clause shall be 
the unique identifying number assigned under 
the list. 
(C) DETERMINATION
OF
VALIDITY
OF 
NUMBERS
PROVIDED.—The State shall deter-
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