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HCONRES 357 110th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Citizenship Congressional tributes Election administration Identification devices Immigration Photography State laws

Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections.

Introduced: May 22, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encourages all states that have not already done so to swiftly enact laws requiring voters to present current, valid, government-issued photo identification based on proof of U.S. citizenship in order to vote in elections.

Applauds those states that have already implemented vigorous photo identification laws to secure the integrity of the democratic process.

What's happening now May 20, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 8
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jul 16, 2008
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 12, 2008
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 12, 2008
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 12, 2008
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 4, 2008
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 4, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 22, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· May 22, 2008
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · May 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 357: Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-357/
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"H. Con. Res. 357: Encouraging all States to enact laws requiring photo identification to vote in elections.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HCONRES-357/.
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