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HR 8781 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives State and local government operations

Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act

Introduced: November 19, 2020 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act

This bill requires individuals who are registering to vote in a federal election to provide their full Social Security number on the voter registration application. Currently, applicants must provide their driver's license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number. Further, states must use Social Security numbers to verify the identification of each individual who casts a ballot in a federal election.

What's happening now November 19, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Dec 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8781: Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8781/
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"H.R. 8781: Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8781/.
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H.R. 8781, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8781/.
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