H.R.7300

H. R. 7300

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 determined 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.

1. Short title; 2. Table of Contents; TITLE I—ELECTION INTEGRITY; 101. Requiring voters to provide photo identification; 111. Repeal of requirements with respect to administration of voter registration; 112. General requirements for administration of voter registration; 113. Requirements with respect to removal of ineligible voters from official voter list; 114. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements; 115. Requirements for applicants who register by mail; 116. Civil enforcement and private right of action; 117. Election Assistance Commission guidance; 118. Inapplicability of Paperwork Reduction Act; 119. Duty of Secretary of Homeland Security to notify election officials of naturalization; 120. Rule of construction regarding provisional ballots; 121. Rule of construction regarding effect on State exemptions from other Federal laws; 122. Requiring applicants for motor vehicle driver’s licenses in new state to indicate whether state serves as residence for voter registration purposes; 123. Definitions; 131. Information sharing agreements with Attorney General; 141. Indication of citizenship on driver’s licenses and identification cards; 142. Requirement to notify State election officials of individuals recused from jury service on grounds of noncitizenship; 143. Reports to Congress on foreign and domestic threats to elections; 144. Preservation of election records; 145. Definitions; 151. Prohibiting political activities in Federal agencies; TITLE II—ELECTION ADMINISTRATION; 201. Use of HAVA funds for post-election audits of results; 211. Requiring paper ballots; 212. Limitation on possession of mail-in ballots; 213. Prohibiting States from using ranked choice voting in general elections for Federal office; 214. Abolishing universal vote by mail; 215. Barcode tracking for mail-in ballots; 216. Receipt, processing, and counting of absentee and mail-in ballots