HR 5557
114th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
User charges and fees
Voting rights
Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jun 22, 2016
Introduced in House
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Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5557: Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5557/
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