[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4318 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4318
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate
reliance on the change of address information provided by the United
States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters
from the official list of voters in a State, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 23, 2023
Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate
reliance on the change of address information provided by the United
States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters
from the official list of voters in a 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. REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO VOTER REMOVAL PROGRAMS.
(a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the National Voter Registration
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(c)) is amended to read as follows:
``(c) Voter Removal Programs.--(1) A State shall complete, not
later than 90 days prior to the date of a primary or general election
for Federal office, any program the purpose of which is to
systematically remove the names of ineligible voters from the official
lists of eligible voters.
``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to preclude--
``(A) the removal of names from official lists of voters on
a basis described in paragraph (3)(A) or (B) or (4)(A) of
subsection (a); or
``(B) correction of registration records pursuant to this
Act.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8 of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(B), by striking ``subsections (b),
(c), and (d)'' and inserting ``subsections (b) and (d)''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``subsections (c) and
(d)'' and inserting ``subsection (d)''.
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