U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10679: America Votes Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the America Votes Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements for voting (a) Permitting use of statement 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: SECTION 303A. Permitting use of sworn written statement to meet identification requirements (a) Use of statement (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (c), if a State has in effect a requirement that an individual present identification as a condition of receiving and casting a ballot in an election for Federal office, the State shall permit the individual to meet the requirement-- (A) in the case of an individual who desires to vote in person, by presenting the appropriate State or local election official with a sworn written statement, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's …
Sponsors
- Rick Larsen (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
- Janice Schakowsky (D, HD-009)
- Henry Johnson (D, HD-004)
- Nanette Barragan (D)
- Betty McCollum (D, HD-004)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10679?
- HB10679 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): America Votes Act of 2026.
- What does HB10679 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10679?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10679?
- Rick Larsen (D, HD-002), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10679?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10679
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