Text of Senate Amendment 4722

Text of Senate Amendment 4722

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 51 (Friday, March 20, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1447-S1448] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 4722. Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4420 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Schmitt) to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of title I, insert the following: Subtitle D--Safe Harbor for Certain States SEC. 131. SAFE HARBOR FOR CERTAIN STATES. (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered election procedures'' means the laws or procedures of a State with respect to-- (1) verification of voter eligibility for elections for Federal office; (2) maintenance of official lists of individuals registered as eligible voters for Federal office; (3) authentication of absentee ballots in elections for Federal office; (4) identification and resolution of discrepancies in voter registration, documentary proof of citizenship, identity information, or other eligibility-related information; (5) curing deficiencies with respect to absentee ballots in elections for Federal office; and (6) audits, reconciliation, or other review conducted after an election for Federal office to assess compliance and the accuracy, security, and integrity of election administration. (b) Safe Harbor.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any State that, on the date of enactment of this Act, has in effect covered election procedures or comparable election integrity safeguards for elections for Federal office in the State-- (1) shall be deemed in compliance with sections 101 and 111 and the amendments made by those sections; and (2) shall be exempt from taking any further action to comply with sections 101 and 111 and the amendments made by those sections. [[Page S1448]] SEC. 132. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE ELECTION PROCEDURES. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, nothing in this title shall be construed to modify, conflict with, preempt, or otherwise affect any covered election procedure, as defined in section 131(a), of a State. ______