Docket HopperPart I · Bills · 119th H.R. 156
H.R. 156 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

Securing our Elections Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 3, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican

Sponsored by Fitzpatrick, Brian K. R-PA · 1 cosponsor: 0 Democrats, 1 Republican
IntroducedJan 3, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 250 words.

Securing our Elections Act of 2025 This bill establishes certain photo identification requirements for voting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits a state or local election official from providing a ballot for a federal election to an individual who does not present valid photo identification. Next, the bill outlines the availability of provisional ballots and the requirements for counting those ballots. In particular, an individual who does not present a valid photo identification must be permitted to cast a provisional ballot. However, an election official may not determine that the individual is eligible under state law to vote in the election unless, not later than three days after casting the provisional ballot, the individual presents (1) the identification required, or (2) an affidavit attesting that the individual does not possess the identification because of a religious objection to being photographed. An election official may not allow for voting methods other than in-person voting unless the individual submits the ballot with (1) a copy of their photo identification, or (2) the last four digits of their Social Security number with an affidavit attesting that the individual is unable to obtain a copy of a valid photo identification after making reasonable efforts to obtain a copy. This prohibition shall not apply to overseas military voters. The bill also requires a state to provide an individual with a valid photo identification without charge if that individual presents an affidavit attesting to an inability to afford or otherwise obtain a valid photo identification.

Context
Committees
House Committee on House Administration
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
1 of 210 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 1,763 words
Subjects
Computers and information technologyElections, voting, political campaign regulationState and local government operations
Latest action
Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]