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Amending the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to Require Voters to Provide Photo Identification--Motion to Proceed

2026-08-07 Issue 130 Showing 1–1 of 1

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Jon Husted

Republican

“I want voters to show photo ID. Many states require it. I think it's common sense. I want my colleagues to agree with me.”

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Madam President, using a photo ID to vote is common sense. It is an issue Americans broadly support. So tonight, this early morning, I am offering a clean, simple straightforward bill to require a photo ID to vote in America. Voters can use a driver's license, a state-issued ID, passport, military or veterans ID, or Tribal ID. No additional restrictions. No tricks. No games. No prohibitions on absentee voting. Thirty-six States require some form of photo ID. Photo ID laws have been tested in elections across this country, and they work. So tonight, I am asking my colleagues to answer one simple question: Should you have to prove who you are when you vote? Americans think we should, and tonight, we will find out if their Senators agree. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this bill to establish nationwide photo ID standards and give Americans better-run and honest and fair elections. I yield the floor.

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