I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4851 
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
require nonmilitary overseas voters to provide evidence of residence in 
a State as a condition of receiving an absentee ballot under such Act, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 1, 2025 
Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona (for himself, Mr. BURCHETT, and Mr. OGLES) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 
Voting Act to require nonmilitary overseas voters to pro-
vide evidence of residence in a State as a condition 
of receiving an absentee ballot under such Act, 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 ‘‘Proving Residency for 
Overseas Voter Eligibility Act’’ or the ‘‘PROVE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING EVIDENCE OF RECENT RESIDENCE IN 
STATE FOR NONMILITARY OVERSEAS VOT-
ERS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq.) 
is amended by inserting after section 104 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 104A. REQUIRING EVIDENCE OF RECENT RESIDENCE 
IN STATE FOR NONMILITARY OVERSEAS VOT-
ERS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ABSENTEE
BALLOTS
TRANSMITTED
BY 
STATE.—A State may not transmit an absentee bal-
lot to an overseas voter unless the voter provides the 
State with a verifiable mailing address within the 
State of— 
‘‘(A) a current residence of the voter; or 
‘‘(B) a current residence of a spouse, par-
ent, or legal guardian of the voter. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT.— 
The Presidential designee may not transmit a Fed-
eral write-in absentee ballot to an overseas voter 
under section 103 unless the voter provides the 
Presidential designee with a verifiable mailing ad-
dress within the State in which the voter seeks to 
vote of— 
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‘‘(A) a current residence of the voter; or 
‘‘(B) a current residence of a spouse, par-
ent, or legal guardian of the voter. 
‘‘(b) VOTING IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE 
IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—An overseas voter who fails 
to provide the information required under subsection (a) 
for the receipt of an absentee ballot in a regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office held in the State 
in which the voter seeks to vote— 
‘‘(1) may vote in a regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office in the District of Colum-
bia which is held on the same date; and 
‘‘(2) for purposes of this Act and the applicable 
laws of the District of Columbia governing elections 
for Federal office in the District of Columbia, shall 
be considered to be a resident of the District of Co-
lumbia with respect to that election. 
‘‘(c) NON-APPLICATION
TO ABSENT UNIFORMED 
SERVICES VOTER.—This section does not apply to an ab-
sent uniformed services voter.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions held during 2026 or any succeeding year. 
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