CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

RepublicanBill · H.Res. 8· House(119-HRES-8)

Reaffirming the House of Representatives's commitment to ensuring secure elections throughout the United States by recognizing that the presentation of valid photograph identification is a fundamental component of secure elections.

Rep. Biggs
Age: 68 years
Arizona
Introduced
1/3/2025
Last activity
1/3/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsored by
Andy Biggs
Cosponsors
Republican - 2Democrat - 0
Government Operations and Politics
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This bill is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives on January 3, 2025. It focuses on reaffirming the commitment of the House to secure elections across the United States. The text states that the operation of free and fair elections is vital to Americans' trust in government. It points out that absentee and mail-in voting systems lacking photo verification are less secure than in-person voting with photo verification. The resolution notes that citizens must show photo identification for many government and private interactions. Ultimately, the resolution resolves that the House recognizes the presentation of valid photo identification as a fundamental component of secure elections.