119-hr4798

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4798 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4798

 To modify the timing of each decennial census of population, to count 
 only citizens under any such census, to apportion Representatives in 
 Congress among the several States based on such census, and for other 
 purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 29, 2025

 Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Davidson, and Mr. Collins) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
 House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight 
 and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

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 A BILL

 To modify the timing of each decennial census of population, to count 
 only citizens under any such census, to apportion Representatives in 
 Congress among the several States based on such census, and for other 
 purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Making American Elections Great 
Again Act''.

SEC. 2. CENSUS OF POPULATION TIMING MODIFICATIONS AND APPORTIONMENT 
 BASED ONLY ON NUMBER OF CITIZENS.

    (a) Census.--

Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (a) , by striking the first sentence and 
 inserting the following: ``The Secretary shall, on the date of 
 the enactment of the Making American Elections Great Again Act 
 and every 10 years thereafter, take a decennial census of 
 population. The date on which such census is conducted shall be 
 known as the `decennial census date'. Any such census may be 
 conducted in such form and content as the Secretary may 
 determine, including the use of sampling procedures and special 
 surveys.'';

    (2) in subsection
            (d) --
        (A) by striking ``in the year 1985 and every 10 
 years thereafter'' and inserting ``in the year that is 
 5 years after the year a decennial census of population 
 is conducted under subsection

    (a) and every 10 years 
 thereafter''; and
        (B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
 following: ``The census under this subsection shall be 
 taken on the date that is 5 years after the date a 
 decennial census of population is conducted under 
 subsection

    (a) , as amended by the Making American 
 Elections Great Again Act, and that date shall be known 
 as the `mid-decade census date'.'';

    (3) by redesignating subsection

    (g) as subsection

    (h) ; and

    (4) by inserting after subsection

    (f) the following:
 ``

    (g) In conducting the census required by subsection

    (a) , as 
amended by the Making American Elections Great Again Act, and each 
decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any 
questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of 
determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar 
option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each 
of the members of the household of the respondent, whether such 
individual is a citizen of the United States.''.

    (b) Apportionment.--

    (1) Exclusion of noncitizens from number of persons used to 
 determine apportionment of representatives and number of 
 electoral votes.--
        (A) Exclusion.--

Section 22

    (a) of the Act entitled 
 ``An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent 
 decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of 
 Representatives in Congress'', approved June 18, 1929 
 (2 U.S.C. 2a

    (a) ), is amended by inserting after ``not 
 taxed'' the following: ``and individuals who are not 
 citizens of the United States''.
        (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by 
 subparagraph
        (A) shall apply with respect to the 
 apportionment of Representatives carried out pursuant 
 to paragraph

    (2) and any decennial census thereafter.

    (2) Apportionment under new census.--For purposes of 
 establishing the number of districts for the election of 
 Representatives in a State with respect to the One Hundred 
 Twentieth Congress, each State shall, immediately after the 
 date of the completion of the first census required under 
 

section 141

    (a) of title 13, United States Code, as amended by 
 subsection

    (a) of this section, begin to carry out 
 redistricting pursuant to the apportionment of Members of the 
 House of Representatives as a result of such census.

SEC. 3. 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 REQUIRED TO VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

 ``

    (a) Provision of Government Photo Identification 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 individual 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
 ``
            (ii) a document that is proof of United 
 States citizenship, together with a document 
 that is government photo identification, 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 demonstrate that 
 the name of such applicant has changed, 
 such as a court order, marriage 
 certificate, divorce decree, or other 
 vital document record.
 ``
        (B) Availability of provisional ballot.--If an 
 individual does not present the identification required 
 under subparagraph
        (A) , the individual shall be 
 permitted to cast a provisional 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 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) .
 ``

    (2) Individuals voting other than in person.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of law, 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 document that is both 
 proof of United States citizenship and 
 government photo identification; or
 ``
            (ii) a copy of a document that is proof 
 of United States citizenship, together with a 
 copy of a document that is government photo 
 identification, 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 demonstrate that 
 the name of such applicant has changed, 
 such as a court order, marriage 
 certificate, divorce decree, or other 
 vital document record.
 ``
        (B) Availability of provisional ballot.--An 
 individual who desires to vote by mail but who does not 
 meet the requirements of subparagraph
        (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 citizenship.--The term `proof 
 of United States citizenship' means, with respect to an 
 applicant for voter registration, any of the following:
 ``
        (A) A valid United States passport.
 ``
        (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 government showing that the 
 place of birth of the applicant 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 
 responsible 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 government, 
 or Tribal government in which the applicant was 
 born;
 ``
            (vi) includes the date that the 
 certificate 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 hospital 
 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 certification of the 
 applicant's Report of Birth of a United States citizen 
 issued by the Secretary of State.
 ``
        (H) A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate 
 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 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 National 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 subparagraph
            (D) ; 
 and

    (3) by inserting after subparagraph
        (A) the following 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 requirements for certain voters.--

Section 303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083) is 
 amended--
        (A) in the heading, by striking ``and requirements 
 for voters who register by mail'';
        (B) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in the heading, by striking ``for 
 Voters Who Register by Mail'' and inserting 
 ``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) , respectively; and
            (C) in subsection
            (c) , by striking ``subsections

    (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 contents of such Act 
 is amended--
        (A) by amending the item relating to 

section 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 amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to any regularly scheduled general 
election for Federal office occurring in November 2026 and any Federal 
election thereafter.
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