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H.R. 1529: VOTER ID Act

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H.R. 1529: VOTER ID Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-02 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

VOTER ID Act

Plain summary

Verification and Oversight for Transparent Elections, Registration, and Identifications Act or the VOTER ID Act This bill requires states to conduct post-election audits of federal elections and attest to the integrity and security of voting procedures in those elections. Specifically, states must conduct a post-election audit after each federal election. The audit must include the accuracy of voting systems used in the election and an assessment of state compliance with applicable election laws and procedures, including those governing the requirements for voter identification and use of mail-in voting. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must develop best practices for conducting post-election audits, including recommendations to (1) conduct an audit using a bipartisan entity, and (2) complete an audit within 30 days after the state certifies the results of a congressional election. Additionally, states must attest to the integrity and security of their voter identification procedures and maintenance of voter registration lists. States must submit to the EAC, and make publicly available on their websites, these audit results and attestations.

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Official text

VOTER ID Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] · 10 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Rogers (R-AL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), J. French Hill (R-AR), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Michael Guest (R-MS), Brian Babin (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] reported raising $3.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr1529 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117