# 116-hr-8781: Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act

116-hr-8781, Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8781
- Congress: 116
- Title: Restoring Faith in Our Elections Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-11-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8368: Rural Broadband Expansion Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8353: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act
- 116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act
- 116-hr-7875: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act
- 116-hr-7802: To require the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and any affiliates to return amounts received under the paycheck protection program, and for other purp…

## Sources
- [116-hr-8781 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8781)

## Related
- [116-hr-8702: Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID–19 Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8702)
- [116-hr-8368: Rural Broadband Expansion Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8368)
- [116-hr-8353: Women’s Public Health and Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8353)
- [116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8254)
- [116-hr-7875: Equal Opportunity First Amendment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7875)
- [116-hr-7802: To require the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and any affiliates to r…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7802)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8781 (as of 2025-11-18).