# 114-hr-5557: Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

114-hr-5557, Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5557
- Congress: 114
- Title: Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2016-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5557)

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