Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

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Introduced

22 June 2016

Last action

22 June 2016 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

Subjects

Taxation

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12 August 2025

Taxation

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Summary

Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring: an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.

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Timeline

22 June 2016
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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22 June 2016
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22 June 2016
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Introduced in House
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5557
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