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Reaffirming the House of Representatives's commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States by recognizing that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections.
Reaffirming the House of Representatives's commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States by recognizing that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections.
Summary
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States and recognizes that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections. The resolution is based on the premise that elections are vital to government legitimacy and public trust, and that countries without basic security measures experience erosion of public confidence in electoral systems and rule of law. The resolution notes that U.S. citizens are required to present photo identification for many government benefits and private transactions. The resolution reaffirms the House's commitment to election security and recognizes the role of photo identification verification in maintaining election integrity.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
- 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
- ULINE $6,600
- TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
- LEE BENSON $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Submitted in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Crane) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
RESOLUTION
Reaffirming the House of Representatives’s commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States by recognizing that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections.
Whereas elections allow United States citizens to empower their fellow citizens to be their voice in the constitutional republic; Whereas the operation of free and fair elections is vital to Americans’ trust in government; Whereas countries that hold elections without very basic security measures eventually lose the support of their people and erode faith in elections and the rule of law; Whereas absentee voting systems and voting by mail systems that lack photograph verification are less secure than in-person voting with photograph verification; Whereas United States citizens are required by law to present valid photograph identification to prove identity for a wide array of other interactions with government, including applications for taxpayer-funded food stamps, welfare, Social Security, and Medicaid; Whereas United States citizens are required by law to present valid photograph identification to prove identity for a wide array of interactions with private institutions, including to open a bank account, rent or buy a house, apply for a mortgage, buy, rent, or operate a motor vehicle, board an airplane, get married, purchase firearms, buy a cell phone, apply for fishing and hunting licenses, pick up prescription medication, and many other functions; and Whereas United States citizens possess no greater commodity than the franchise, and understand that protection of the security of voting and elections is crucial for the maintenance of the Republic and its way of life: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) reaffirms and reiterates its commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States; and
(2) recognizes that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections throughout the United States. <all>
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