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Union Calendar No. 455 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8281 

[Report No. 118–552] 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof 

of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections 

for Federal office, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2024 

Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. EMMER, Ms. 

STEFANIK, Ms. TENNEY, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. DONALDS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. 

GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. BOEBERT, 

Mr. BANKS, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ARRINGTON, Mr. 

WILLIAMS of New York, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. GUEST, 

Mr. HERN, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. PALMER, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. NEHLS, 

Mr. BABIN, Mr. SELF, Mr. FALLON, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. 

HUNT, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. MCCORMICK, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BISHOP of North 

Carolina, Mr. BOST, Mrs. FISCHBACH, and Mr. PFLUGER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 

JUNE 14, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. WITTMAN, 

Mr. CRANE, Mr. FULCHER, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. OGLES, Mr. LOUDERMILK, 

Mr. MOONEY, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. STEUBE, 

Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BURLISON, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 

FINSTAD, Ms. LEE of Florida, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. OWENS, 

Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 

MORAN, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Ms. 

MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. COLLINS, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. ESTES, 

Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Ms. MACE, Mr. SCOTT

FRANKLIN of Florida, Ms. LETLOW, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. ALLEN, 

Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. PERRY, Mr. HUIZENGA, 


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Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CLINE, Mr. MILLS, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. 

MOOLENAAR, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. VAN DREW, 

Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 

JUNE 14, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 7, 2024] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 

require proof of United States citizenship to register 

an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safeguard American 

5 Voter Eligibility Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO 

7 VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 

8 (a) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED

9 STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Section 3 of the National Voter 

10 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘As used’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN

12 GENERAL.—As used’’; and 

13 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITI15 ZENSHIP.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documentary 

16 proof of United States citizenship’ means, with respect to 

17 an applicant for voter registration, any of the following: 

18 ‘‘(1) A form of identification issued consistent 

19 with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 

20 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United 

21 States. 

22 ‘‘(2) A valid United States passport. 

23 ‘‘(3) The applicant’s official United States mili24 tary identification card, together with a United 


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1 States military record of service showing that the ap2 plicant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

3 ‘‘(4) A valid government-issued photo identifica4 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal govern5 ment showing that the applicant’s place of birth was 

6 in the United States. 

7 ‘‘(5) A valid government-issued photo identifica8 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal govern9 ment other than an identification described in para10 graphs (1) through (4), but only if presented together 

11 with one or more of the following: 

12 ‘‘(A) A certified birth certificate issued by a 

13 State, a unit of local government in a State, or 

14 a Tribal government which— 

15 ‘‘(i) was issued by the State, unit of 

16 local government, or Tribal government in 

17 which the applicant was born; 

18 ‘‘(ii) was filed with the office respon19 sible for keeping vital records in the State; 

20 ‘‘(iii) includes the full name, date of 

21 birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 

22 ‘‘(iv) lists the full names of one or both 

23 of the parents of the applicant; 

24 ‘‘(v) has the signature of an individual 

25 who is authorized to sign birth certificates 


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1 on behalf of the State, unit of local govern2 ment, or Tribal government in which the 

3 applicant was born; 

4 ‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi5 cate was filed with the office responsible for 

6 keeping vital records in the State; and 

7 ‘‘(vii) has the seal of the State, unit of 

8 local government, or Tribal government that 

9 issued the birth certificate. 

10 ‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos11 pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 

12 applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli13 cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

14 ‘‘(C) A final adoption decree showing the 

15 applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place 

16 of birth was in the United States. 

17 ‘‘(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of 

18 a citizen of the United States or a certification 

19 of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a United 

20 States citizen issued by the Secretary of State. 

21 ‘‘(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer22 tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 

23 Homeland Security or any other document or 

24 method of proof of United States citizenship 


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1 issued by the Federal government pursuant to 

2 the Immigration and Nationality Act. 

3 ‘‘(F) An American Indian Card issued by 

4 the Department of Homeland Security with the 

5 classification ‘KIC’.’’. 

6 (b) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the National Voter 

7 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

11 (c); and 

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 

13 new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO PRESENT DOCUMEN15 TARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Under 

16 any method of voter registration in a State, the State shall 

17 not accept and process an application to register to vote 

18 in an election for Federal office unless the applicant pre19 sents documentary proof of United States citizenship with 

20 the application.’’. 

21 (c) REGISTRATION WITH APPLICATION FOR MOTOR

22 VEHICLE DRIVER’S LICENSE.—Section 5 of the National 

23 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504) is amend24 ed— 


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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Each State 

2 motor vehicle driver’s license application’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘Subject to the requirements under section 8(j), 

4 each State motor vehicle driver’s license application’’; 

5 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘Each State 

6 shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the require7 ments under section 8(j), each State shall include’’; 

8 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 

9 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

10 end; 

11 (B) in clause (ii), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 

12 end; and 

13 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

14 clause: 

15 ‘‘(iii) verify that the applicant is a citizen 

16 of the United States;’’; 

17 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘(in18 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the 

19 requirement that the applicant provides documentary 

20 proof of United States citizenship’’; and 

21 (5) in subsection (c)(2)(D)(iii), by striking ‘‘; 

22 and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, other than as evi23 dence in a criminal proceeding or immigration pro24 ceeding brought against an applicant who knowingly 

25 attempts to register to vote and knowingly makes a 


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1 false declaration under penalty of perjury that the 

2 applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register 

3 to vote in an election for Federal office; and’’. 

4 (d) REQUIRING DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED

5 STATES CITIZENSHIP WITH NATIONAL MAIL VOTER REG6 ISTRATION FORM.—Section 6 of the National Voter Reg7 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505) is amended— 

8 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘Each State shall accept 

10 and use’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the require11 ments under section 8(j), each State shall accept 

12 and use’’; and 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis14 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Election Assistance Com15 mission’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

17 following: ‘‘The chief State election official of a State 

18 shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure 

19 that residents of the State are aware of the require20 ment to provide documentary proof of United States 

21 citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal 

22 office in the State.’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

25 at the end; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the pe2 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

4 subparagraph: 

5 ‘‘(C) the person did not provide documentary 

6 proof of United States citizenship when registering to 

7 vote.’’; and 

8 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub9 section: 

10 ‘‘(e) ENSURING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN11 SHIP.— 

12 ‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES

13 CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant 

14 who submits the mail voter registration application 

15 form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis16 sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described 

17 in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not be 

18 registered to vote in an election for Federal office un19 less— 

20 ‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary 

21 proof of United States citizenship in person to 

22 the office of the appropriate election official not 

23 later than the deadline provided by State law for 

24 the receipt of a completed voter registration ap25 plication for the election; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) in the case of a State which permits 

2 an individual to register to vote in an election 

3 for Federal office at a polling place on the day 

4 of the election and on any day when voting, in5 cluding early voting, is permitted for the elec6 tion, the applicant presents documentary proof 

7 of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

8 election official at the polling place not later 

9 than the date of the election. 

10 ‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT.—Upon 

11 receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registra12 tion application form prescribed by the Election As13 sistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a 

14 form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 

15 (a), the appropriate election official shall transmit a 

16 notice to the applicant of the requirement to present 

17 documentary proof of United States citizenship under 

18 this subsection, and shall include in the notice in19 structions to enable the applicant to meet the require20 ment. 

21 ‘‘(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in con22 sultation with the Election Assistance Commission, 

23 ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to 

24 allow an individual with a disability who submits the 

25 mail voter registration application form prescribed by 


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1 the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to sec2 tion 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or 

3 (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary proof of 

4 United States citizenship to the appropriate election 

5 official.’’. 

6 (e) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION AGEN7 CIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act of 

8 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506) is amended— 

9 (1) in subsection (a)— 

10 (A) in paragraph (4)(A), by adding at the 

11 end the following new clause: 

12 ‘‘(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of United 

13 States citizenship of each applicant to register to vote 

14 in elections for Federal office in the State.’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

16 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik17 ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘, including the requirement that the appli19 cant provides documentary proof of United 

20 States citizenship’’; and 

21 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 

22 as subparagraph (C); and 

23 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

24 (A) the following new subparagraph: 


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1 ‘‘(B) ask the applicant the question, ‘Are you a 

2 citizen of the United States?’ and if the applicant an3 swers in the affirmative require documentary proof of 

4 United States citizenship prior to providing the form 

5 under subparagraph (C);’’; and 

6 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ‘‘who are 

7 citizens of the United States’’ after ‘‘for persons’’. 

8 (f) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRA9 TION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 8 of the National 

10 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amend11 ed— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘In the administration of 

14 voter registration’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the 

15 requirements of subsection (j), in the administra16 tion of voter registration’’; and 

17 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

18 (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

19 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

20 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

21 new subparagraphs: 

22 ‘‘(D) based on documentary proof or 

23 verified information that the registrant is not a 

24 United States citizen; or 


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1 ‘‘(E) the registration otherwise fails to com2 ply with applicable State law;’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection 

4 (l); and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following 

6 new subsections: 

7 ‘‘(j) ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO

8 VOTE.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

10 provision of this Act, a State may not register an in11 dividual to vote in elections for Federal office held in 

12 the State unless, at the time the individual applies to 

13 register to vote, the individual provides documentary 

14 proof of United States citizenship. 

15 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN

16 CASES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOCU18 MENTARY PROOF.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel20 evant guidance adopted by the Election As21 sistance Commission, each State shall estab22 lish a process under which an applicant 

23 who cannot provide documentary proof of 

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1 tion under penalty of perjury that the ap2 plicant is a citizen of the United States and 

3 eligible to vote in elections for Federal of4 fice, submit such other evidence to the ap5 propriate State or local official dem6 onstrating that the applicant is a citizen of 

7 the United States and such official shall 

8 make a determination as to whether the ap9 plicant has sufficiently established United 

10 States citizenship for purposes of registering 

11 to vote in elections for Federal office in the 

12 State. 

13 ‘‘(ii) AFFIDAVIT REQUIREMENT.—If a 

14 State or local official makes a determina15 tion under clause (i) that an applicant has 

16 sufficiently established United States citi17 zenship for purposes of registering to vote in 

18 elections for Federal office in the State, such 

19 determination shall be accompanied by an 

20 affidavit developed under clause (iii) signed 

21 by the official swearing or affirming the ap22 plicant sufficiently established United 

23 States citizenship for purposes of registering 

24 to vote. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT BY

2 THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.— 

3 The Election Assistance Commission shall 

4 develop a uniform affidavit for use by State 

5 and local officials under clause (ii), which 

6 shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 

8 minimum standards required for a 

9 State or local official to register an ap10 plicant who cannot provide documen11 tary proof of United States citizenship 

12 to vote in elections for Federal office in 

13 the State; and 

14 ‘‘(II) require the official to ex15 plain the basis for registering such ap16 plicant to vote in such elections. 

17 ‘‘(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DIS18 CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to 

19 any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 

20 Assistance Commission, each State shall establish 

21 a process under which an applicant can provide 

22 such additional documentation to the appro23 priate election official of the State as may be 

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1 crepancy with respect to the applicant’s docu2 mentary proof of United States citizenship. 

3 ‘‘(3) STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Each State shall 

4 take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure 

5 that only United States citizens are registered to vote 

6 under the provisions of this Act, which shall include 

7 the establishment of a program described in para8 graph (4) not later than 30 days after the date of the 

9 enactment of this subsection. 

10 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—A State may meet 

11 the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a 

12 program under which the State identifies individuals 

13 who are not United States citizens using information 

14 supplied by one or more of the following sources: 

15 ‘‘(A) The Department of Homeland Security 

16 through the Systematic Alien Verification for 

17 Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise. 

18 ‘‘(B) The Social Security Administration 

19 through the Social Security Number Verification 

20 Service, or otherwise. 

21 ‘‘(C) State agencies that supply State iden22 tification cards or driver’s licenses where the 

23 agency confirms the United States citizenship 

24 status of applicants. 


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1 ‘‘(D) Other sources, including databases, 

2 which provide confirmation of United States 

3 citizenship status. 

4 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a 

6 State election official (including a request related 

7 to a process established by a State under para8 graph (2)(A) or (2)(B)), any head of a Federal 

9 department or agency possessing information rel10 evant to determining the eligibility of an indi11 vidual to vote in elections for Federal office shall, 

12 not later than 24 hours after receipt of such re13 quest, provide the official with such information 

14 as may be necessary to enable the official to 

15 verify that an applicant for voter registration in 

16 elections for Federal office held in the State or 

17 a registrant on the official list of eligible voters 

18 in elections for Federal office held in the State 

19 is a citizen of the United States, which shall in20 clude providing the official with such batched in21 formation as may be requested by the official. 

22 ‘‘(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Secretary 

23 of Homeland Security may respond to a request 

24 received under paragraph (1) by using the sys25 tem for the verification of immigration status 


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1 under the applicable provisions of section 1137 

2 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7), 

3 as established pursuant to section 121(c) of the 

4 Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 

5 (Public Law 99–603). 

6 ‘‘(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The 

7 heads of Federal departments and agencies shall 

8 share information with each other with respect to 

9 an individual who is the subject of a request re10 ceived under paragraph (A) in order to enable 

11 them to respond to the request. 

12 ‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF RE13 MOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

14 shall conduct an investigation to determine 

15 whether to initiate removal proceedings under 

16 section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 

17 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursuant 

18 to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien (as 

19 such term is defined in section 101 of the Immi20 gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) is 

21 unlawfully registered to vote in elections for Fed22 eral office. 

23 ‘‘(E) PROHIBITING FEES.—The head of a 

24 Federal department or agency may not charge a 


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1 fee for responding to a State’s request under 

2 paragraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRATION

4 ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is not 

5 a citizen of the United States from the official list of eligible 

6 voters for elections for Federal office held in the State at 

7 any time upon receipt of documentation or verified infor8 mation that a registrant is not a United States citizen.’’. 

9 (g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO RE10 MOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE

11 VOTERS.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na13 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

14 20507(a)(4)) is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara16 graph (A); 

17 (B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara18 graph (B); and 

19 (C) by adding at the end the following new 

20 subparagraph: 

21 ‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor22 mation that the registrant is not a United States 

23 citizen;’’. 

24 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

25 8(c)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 


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1 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 

3 (h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL

4 MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 

5 (1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION

6 FORM.—Section 9(b) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20508(b)) 

7 is amended— 

8 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in9 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 

10 an explanation of what is required to present 

11 documentary proof of United States citizen12 ship)’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

14 the end; 

15 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 

16 at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (D) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(5) shall include a section, for use only by a 

20 State or local election official, to record the type of 

21 document the applicant presented as documentary 

22 proof of United States citizenship, including the date 

23 of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office 

24 which issued the document, and any unique identi25 fication number associated with the document.’’. 


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1 (2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION

2 FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

3 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 

4 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

5 (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec6 tively; and 

7 (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated 

8 and as amended by paragraph (1)(C)), by strik9 ing ‘‘; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, other 

10 than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or im11 migration proceeding brought against an appli12 cant who attempts to register to vote and makes 

13 a false declaration under penalty of perjury that 

14 the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 

15 to register to vote in an election for Federal of16 fice; and’’. 

17 (i) PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.—Section 11(b)(1) of 

18 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

19 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 

20 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act, including the 

21 act of an election official who registers an applicant to vote 

22 in an election for Federal office who fails to present docu23 mentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 

24 (j) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 12(2) of such Act 

25 (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 

2 (A); 

3 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub4 paragraph (D); and 

5 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol6 lowing new subparagraphs: 

7 ‘‘(B) in the case of an officer or employee 

8 of the executive branch, providing material as9 sistance to a noncitizen in attempting to register 

10 to vote or vote in an election for Federal office; 

11 ‘‘(C) registering an applicant to vote in an 

12 election for Federal office who fails to present 

13 documentary proof of United States citizenship; 

14 or’’. 

15 (k) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN

16 STATES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 4 of 

18 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

19 U.S.C. 20503), as redesignated by subsection (b), is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘This Act does not apply to a 

21 State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with respect to the re22 quirements under subsection (i) and (j) of section 8 

23 in the case of a State described in paragraph (2), this 

24 Act does not apply to a State’’. 


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1 (2) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT REQUIRE2 MENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Section 4 of such Act 

3 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended by adding at the end 

4 the following new subsection: 

5 ‘‘(d) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT CERTAIN RE6 QUIREMENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Subsections (i) and (j) 

7 of section 8 shall not apply to a State described in sub8 section (c)(2) if the State, by law or regulation, adopts re9 quirements which are identical to the requirements under 

10 such subsections not later than 60 days prior to the date 

11 of the first election for Federal office which is held in the 

12 State after the date of the enactment of the SAVE Act.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUIDANCE. 

14 Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment 

15 of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall adopt 

16 and transmit to the chief State election official of each State 

17 guidance with respect to the implementation of the require18 ments under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 

19 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by section 2. 

20 SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT. 

21 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly re22 ferred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 

23 apply with respect to the development or modification of 

24 voter registration materials under the National Voter Reg25 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended 


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1 by section 2, including the development or modification of 

2 any voter registration application forms. 

3 SEC. 5. DUTY OF SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO 

4 NOTIFY ELECTION OFFICIALS OF NATU5 RALIZATION. 

6 Upon receiving information that an individual has be7 come a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Sec8 retary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice 

9 of such information to the appropriate chief election official 

10 of the State in which such individual is domiciled. 

11 SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PROVI12 SIONAL BALLOTS. 

13 Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 

14 this Act may be construed to supercede, restrict, or other15 wise affect the ability of an individual to cast a provisional 

16 ballot in an election for Federal office or to have the ballot 

17 counted in the election if the individual is verified as a 

18 citizen of the United States pursuant to section 8(j) of the 

19 National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added by sec20 tion 2(f)). 

21 SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING EFFECT ON 

22 STATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER FEDERAL 

23 LAWS. 

24 Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 

25 this Act may be construed to affect the exemption of a State 


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1 from any requirement of any Federal law other than the 

2 National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 

3 et seq.). 

4 SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

6 take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 

7 shall apply with respect to applications for voter registra8 tion which are submitted on or after such date. 


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Union Calendar No. 455 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8281 

[Report No. 118–552] 

A BILL 

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 

for Federal office, and for other purposes. ship to register an individual to vote in elections 1993 to require proof of United States citizenJUNE 14, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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