ASSURE Act

(a) Establishment. There is established an Interagency Steering Group on Native American Voting Rights (in this section referred to as the Steering Group), coordinated by the Domestic Policy Council, which shall engage in meaningful and robust consultation with Tribal Nations and Native leaders regarding concerns and potential areas of focus for the report required in subsection (d).

(b) Membership

(1) In general. The Steering Group shall be chaired by the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and shall include the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

(2) Optional participation. The Chair may invite heads or senior representatives of other agencies to participate in the Steering Group.

(c) Consultation with other agencies. The Steering Group shall consult with agencies not represented on the Steering Group to facilitate the sharing of information and best practices, as appropriate.

(d) Public report. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Steering Group shall make publically available a report describing best practices for protecting voting rights of Native Americans and outlining recommendations for providing such protection, including recommendations for—

(1) increasing voter outreach, education, registration, and turnout in Native American communities;

(2) increasing voting access for Native American communities (including increasing accessibility for voters with disabilities);

(3) mitigating internet accessibility issues that may hinder voter registration and ballot access in Native American communities;

(4) increasing language access and assistance for Native American voters, including evaluating existing best practices;

(5) mitigating barriers to voting for Native Americans by analyzing and providing guidance on how to facilitate the use of Tribal government identification cards as valid voter identification in Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial elections;

(6) facilitating collaboration among local election officials, Native American communities, and Tribal election offices; and

(7) addressing other areas identified through the consultation required in subsection (a).

(e) Administrative support. The Department of the Interior shall provide administrative support for the Steering Group.

(f) Sunset. The Steering Group established in this section shall terminate on the day after the report is made publically available under subsection (d).