[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6102 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6102

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State 
 to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement 
 that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 2025

     Mr. Palmer (for himself, Mr. Clyde, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) 
 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 permit a State 
 to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement 
 that applicants provide proof of citizenship, 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 ``Citizen Ballot Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, except that a State 
        may, in addition to the criteria stated in section 9(b), 
        require that an applicant provide proof that the applicant is a 
        citizen of the United States'' after ``elections for Federal 
        office''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and such form may 
        include a requirement that the applicant provide proof that the 
        applicant is a citizen of the United States'' after ``elections 
        for Federal office''.
    (b) Technical Correction.--Section 6(a)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20505(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and 
inserting ``Election Assistance Commission''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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