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[H.R. 3162 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 318
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3162
[Report No. 118-389]
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security
to provide information to States upon request which will enable States
to verify the citizenship status of applicants for voter registration
in elections for Federal office in the State and remove individuals who
are not citizens of the United States from the list of individuals
registered to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 9, 2023
Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Burgess)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
House Administration
February 14, 2024
Additional sponsor: Mr. Posey
February 14, 2024
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security
to provide information to States upon request which will enable States
to verify the citizenship status of applicants for voter registration
in elections for Federal office in the State and remove individuals who
are not citizens of the United States from the list of individuals
registered to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Voters Act''.
SEC. 2. REQUIRING PROVISION OF INFORMATION UPON REQUEST TO ENABLE
STATES TO VERIFY CITIZENSHIP STATUS OF APPLICANTS FOR
VOTER REGISTRATION AND INDIVIDUALS ON VOTER REGISTRATION
LISTS.
(a) Provision of Information Upon Request.--Section 9 of the
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20508) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Provision of Information Upon Request To Enable States To
Verify Citizenship Status of Applicants and Registrants.--
``(1) In general.--At the request of a State election
official, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration shall
provide the official with such information as may be necessary
to enable the official to verify that an applicant for voter
registration in elections for Federal office held in the State
or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters in
elections for Federal office held in the State is a citizen of
the United States.
``(2) Use of save system.--The Secretary of Homeland
Security may respond to a request received under paragraph (1)
by using the system for the verification of immigration status
under the applicable provisions of section 1137 of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7), as established pursuant to
section 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986 (Public Law 99-603).
``(3) Sharing of information.--The Secretary and the
Commissioner may share information with each other with respect
to an individual who is the subject of a request received under
paragraph (1) in order to enable the Secretary and the
Commissioner to respond to the request.
``(4) Privacy.--The Secretary shall carry out this
subsection in accordance with such safeguards as the
Commissioner determines to be necessary or appropriate to
protect the confidentiality of the social security account
number of any individual.
``(5) Prohibiting fees.--The Secretary may not charge a fee
for responding to a State's request under paragraph (1).
``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall promulgate such
regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
subsection.''.
(b) Clarification of Authority of State To Remove Noncitizens From
Official List of Eligible Voters.--
(1) In general.--Section 8(a)(4) of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(4)) is amended--
(A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
(A);
(B) by adding ``or'' at the end of subparagraph
(B); and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(C) a determination that the registrant is not a
citizen of the United States;''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 8(c)(2)(B)(i) of such
Act (52 U.S.C. 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking
``(4)(A)'' and inserting ``(4)(A) or (C)''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to elections held on or after January 1, 2024.
Union Calendar No. 318
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3162
[Report No. 118-389]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security
to provide information to States upon request which will enable States
to verify the citizenship status of applicants for voter registration
in elections for Federal office in the State and remove individuals who
are not citizens of the United States from the list of individuals
registered to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, and
for other purposes.
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February 14, 2024
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed