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Calendar No. 439 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8281 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11 (legislative day, JULY 10), 2024 

Received; read the first time 

JULY 23, 2024 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 

AN ACT 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO 

2 VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF

4 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Section 3 of the National 

5 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is 

6 amended— 

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

8 GENERAL.—As used’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES

11 CITIZENSHIP.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documen12 tary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with re13 spect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the fol14 lowing: 

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

16 with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 

17 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United 

18 States. 

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

20 ‘‘(3) The applicant’s official United States mili21 tary identification card, together with a United 

22 States military record of service showing that the 

23 applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

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1 ernment showing that the applicant’s place of birth 

2 was in the United States. 

3 ‘‘(5) A valid government-issued photo identifica4 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov5 ernment other than an identification described in 

6 paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented to7 gether with one or more of the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) A certified birth certificate issued by 

9 a State, a unit of local government in a State, 

10 or a Tribal government which— 

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

12 local government, or Tribal government in 

13 which the applicant was born; 

14 ‘‘(ii) was filed with the office respon15 sible for keeping vital records in the State; 

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

17 birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 

18 ‘‘(iv) lists the full names of one or 

19 both of the parents of the applicant; 

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

21 who is authorized to sign birth certificates 

22 on behalf of the State, unit of local govern23 ment, or Tribal government in which the 

24 applicant was born; 


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1 ‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi2 cate was filed with the office responsible 

3 for keeping vital records in the State; and 

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

5 of local government, or Tribal government 

6 that issued the birth certificate. 

7 ‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos8 pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 

9 applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli10 cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

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

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

13 of birth was in the United States. 

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

15 of a citizen of the United States or a certifi16 cation of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a 

17 United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 

18 State. 

19 ‘‘(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer20 tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 

21 Homeland Security or any other document or 

22 method of proof of United States citizenship 

23 issued by the Federal government pursuant to 

24 the Immigration and Nationality Act. 


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

2 the Department of Homeland Security with the 

3 classification ‘KIC’.’’. 

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

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

6 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘subsection 

7 (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 

8 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub9 section (c); and 

10 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO PRESENT DOCU13 MENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.— 

14 Under any method of voter registration in a State, the 

15 State shall not accept and process an application to reg16 ister to vote in an election for Federal office unless the 

17 applicant presents documentary proof of United States 

18 citizenship with the application.’’. 

19 (c) REGISTRATION WITH APPLICATION FOR MOTOR

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

21 Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504) is 

22 amended— 

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

24 State motor vehicle driver’s license application’’ and 

25 inserting ‘‘Subject to the requirements under section 


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1 8(j), each State motor vehicle driver’s license appli2 cation’’; 

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

4 State shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the 

5 requirements under section 8(j), each State shall in6 clude’’; 

7 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 

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

9 end; 

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

11 end; and 

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

13 clause: 

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

15 of the United States;’’; 

16 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘(in17 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the 

18 requirement that the applicant provides documentary 

19 proof of United States citizenship’’; and 

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

21 and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, other than as 

22 evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration 

23 proceeding brought against an applicant who know24 ingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly 

25 makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury 


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1 that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 

2 to register to vote in an election for Federal office; 

3 and’’. 

4 (d) REQUIRING DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED

5 STATES CITIZENSHIP WITH NATIONAL MAIL VOTER

6 REGISTRATION FORM.—Section 6 of the National Voter 

7 Registration 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 ac12 cept 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 

18 State shall take such steps as may be necessary to 

19 ensure that residents of the State are aware of the 

20 requirement to provide documentary proof of United 

21 States citizenship to register to vote in elections for 

22 Federal office in the State.’’; 

23 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 


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1 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the 

2 period 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 

7 to 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 

18 be registered to vote in an election for Federal office 

19 unless— 

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 

24 for the receipt of a completed voter registration 

25 application 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 

14 a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub15 section (a), the appropriate election official shall 

16 transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement 

17 to present documentary proof of United States citi18 zenship under this subsection, and shall include in 

19 the notice instructions to enable the applicant to 

20 meet the requirement. 

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 


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1 by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to 

2 section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) 

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

4 proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

5 election official.’’. 

6 (e) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

7 AGENCIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration 

8 Act of 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 

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

15 and 

16 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

17 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik18 ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘, including the requirement that the ap20 plicant provides documentary proof of 

21 United States citizenship’’; and 

22 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

23 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

24 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

25 (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 

3 answers in the affirmative require documentary 

4 proof of United States citizenship prior to providing 

5 the form 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 Na10 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

14 voter registration’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

15 the requirements of subsection (j), in the ad16 ministration 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 

2 comply with applicable State law;’’; 

3 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub4 section (l); and 

5 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol6 lowing 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 

12 in the State unless, at the time the individual ap13 plies to register to vote, the individual provides docu14 mentary proof of United States citizenship. 

15 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN

16 CASES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOC18 UMENTARY PROOF.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel20 evant guidance adopted by the Election As21 sistance Commission, each State shall es22 tablish a process under which an applicant 

23 who cannot provide documentary proof of 

24 United States citizenship under paragraph 

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

3 and eligible to vote in elections for Federal 

4 office, submit such other evidence to the 

5 appropriate 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 

9 applicant has sufficiently established 

10 United States citizenship for purposes of 

11 registering to vote in elections for Federal 

12 office in the 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 

18 in elections for Federal office in the State, 

19 such determination shall be accompanied 

20 by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) 

21 signed by the official swearing or affirming 

22 the applicant sufficiently established 

23 United States citizenship for purposes of 

24 registering to vote. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT

2 BY THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS3 SION.—The Election Assistance Commis4 sion shall develop a uniform affidavit for 

5 use by State and local officials under 

6 clause (ii), which shall— 

7 ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 

8 minimum standards required for a 

9 State or local official to register an 

10 applicant who cannot provide docu11 mentary proof of United States citi12 zenship to vote in elections for Fed13 eral office in the State; and 

14 ‘‘(II) require the official to ex15 plain the basis for registering such 

16 applicant 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 estab21 lish a process under which an applicant can 

22 provide such additional documentation to the 

23 appropriate election official of the State as may 

24 be necessary to establish that the applicant is 

25 a citizen of the United States in the event of a 


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1 discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s doc2 umentary 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 

6 vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall in7 clude the establishment of a program described in 

8 paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date 

9 of the 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 Secu16 rity through the Systematic Alien Verification 

17 for Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise. 

18 ‘‘(B) The Social Security Administration 

19 through the Social Security Number 

20 Verification 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 re7 lated to a process established by a State under 

8 paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B)), any head of a 

9 Federal department or agency possessing infor10 mation relevant to determining the eligibility of 

11 an individual to vote in elections for Federal of12 fice shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt 

13 of such request, provide the official with such 

14 information as may be necessary to enable the 

15 official to verify that an applicant for voter reg16 istration in elections for Federal office held in 

17 the State or a registrant on the official list of 

18 eligible voters in elections for Federal office 

19 held in the State is a citizen of the United 

20 States, which shall include providing the official 

21 with such batched information as may be re22 quested by the official. 

23 ‘‘(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Sec24 retary of Homeland Security may respond to a 

25 request received under paragraph (1) by using 


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1 the system for the verification of immigration 

2 status under the applicable provisions of section 

3 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

4 1320b-7), as established pursuant to section 

5 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 

6 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 

7 ‘‘(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The 

8 heads of Federal departments and agencies 

9 shall share information with each other with re10 spect to an individual who is the subject of a 

11 request received under paragraph (A) in order 

12 to enable them to respond to the request. 

13 ‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF

14 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu15 rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 

16 whether to initiate removal proceedings under 

17 section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 

18 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu19 ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 

20 (as such term is defined in section 101 of the 

21 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 

22 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec23 tions for Federal office. 

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

25 Federal department or agency may not charge 


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1 a fee for responding to a State’s request under 

2 paragraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA4 TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 

5 not a citizen of the United States from the official list 

6 of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 

7 the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 

8 verified information that a registrant is not a United 

9 States citizen.’’. 

10 (g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO RE11 MOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE

12 VOTERS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na14 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

15 20507(a)(4)) is amended— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara17 graph (A); 

18 (B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara19 graph (B); and 

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

21 subparagraph: 

22 ‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor23 mation that the registrant is not a United 

24 States citizen;’’. 


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1 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

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

3 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 

5 (h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL

6 MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 

7 (1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION

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

9 20508(b)) is amended— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in11 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 

12 an explanation of what is required to present 

13 documentary proof of United States citizen14 ship)’’; 

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

16 the end; 

17 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe18 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

20 paragraph: 

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

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

23 document the applicant presented as documentary 

24 proof of United States citizenship, including the date 

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


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1 which issued the document, and any unique identi2 fication number associated with the document.’’. 

3 (2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA4 TION FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 

5 U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 

6 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

7 (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec8 tively; and 

9 (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig10 nated and as amended by paragraph (1)(C)), by 

11 striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘, 

12 other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding 

13 or immigration proceeding brought against an 

14 applicant who attempts to register to vote and 

15 makes a false declaration under penalty of per16 jury that the applicant meets the eligibility re17 quirements to register to vote in an election for 

18 Federal office; and’’. 

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

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

21 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 

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

23 act of an election official who registers an applicant to 

24 vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present 

25 documentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 


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

2 Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended— 

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

4 (A); 

5 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub6 paragraph (D); and 

7 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol8 lowing new subparagraphs: 

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

10 of the executive branch, providing material as11 sistance to a noncitizen in attempting to reg12 ister to vote or vote in an election for Federal 

13 office; 

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

15 election for Federal office who fails to present 

16 documentary proof of United States citizenship; 

17 or’’. 

18 (k) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN

19 STATES.— 

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

21 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

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

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

24 State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with respect to the re25 quirements under subsection (i) and (j) of section 8 


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

2 this Act does not apply to a State’’. 

3 (2) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT REQUIRE4 MENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Section 4 of such Act 

5 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended by adding at the end 

6 the following new subsection: 

7 ‘‘(d) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT CERTAIN RE8 QUIREMENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Subsections (i) and 

9 (j) of section 8 shall not apply to a State described in 

10 subsection (c)(2) if the State, by law or regulation, adopts 

11 requirements which are identical to the requirements 

12 under such subsections not later than 60 days prior to 

13 the date of the first election for Federal office which is 

14 held in the State after the date of the enactment of the 

15 SAVE Act.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUIDANCE. 

17 Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 

19 adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of 

20 each State guidance with respect to the implementation 

21 of the requirements under the National Voter Registration 

22 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by 

23 section 2. 


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1 SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 

2 ACT. 

3 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly re4 ferred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 

5 apply with respect to the development or modification of 

6 voter registration materials under the National Voter Reg7 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as 

8 amended by section 2, including the development or modi9 fication of any voter registration application forms. 

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

11 NOTIFY ELECTION OFFICIALS OF NATU12 RALIZATION. 

13 Upon receiving information that an individual has be14 come a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Sec15 retary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice 

16 of such information to the appropriate chief election offi17 cial of the State in which such individual is domiciled. 

18 SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PROVI19 SIONAL BALLOTS. 

20 Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 

21 this Act may be construed to supercede, restrict, or other22 wise affect the ability of an individual to cast a provisional 

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

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

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


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1 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added 

2 by section 2(f)). 

3 SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING EFFECT ON 

4 STATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER FEDERAL 

5 LAWS. 

6 Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 

7 this Act may be construed to affect the exemption of a 

8 State from any requirement of any Federal law other than 

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

10 20501 et seq.). 

11 SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

12 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

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

14 shall apply with respect to applications for voter registra15 tion which are submitted on or after such date. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2024. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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Calendar No. 439 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8281 

AN ACT 

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 citizenJULY 23, 2024 

Read the second time and placed on the calendar 


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