118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8281 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

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

4 SEC. 2. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO 

5 VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. 

6 (a) DEFINITION OF DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF

7 UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.—Section 3 of the National 

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

9 amended— 

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

11 GENERAL.—As used’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(b) DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES

14 CITIZENSHIP.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documen15 tary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with re16 spect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the fol17 lowing: 

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 

25 States military record of service showing that the 

26 applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. 
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1 ‘‘(4) A valid government-issued photo identifica2 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov3 ernment showing that the applicant’s place of birth 

4 was in the United States. 

5 ‘‘(5) A valid government-issued photo identifica6 tion card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal gov7 ernment other than an identification described in 

8 paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented to9 gether with one or more of the following: 

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

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

12 or a Tribal government which— 

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

14 local government, or Tribal government in 

15 which the applicant was born; 

16 ‘‘(ii) was filed with the office respon17 sible for keeping vital records in the State; 

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

19 birth, and place of birth of the applicant; 

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

21 both of the parents of the applicant; 

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

23 who is authorized to sign birth certificates 

24 on behalf of the State, unit of local govern-
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1 ment, or Tribal government in which the 

2 applicant was born; 

3 ‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi4 cate was filed with the office responsible 

5 for keeping vital records in the State; and 

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

7 of local government, or Tribal government 

8 that issued the birth certificate. 

9 ‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos10 pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 

11 applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli12 cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 

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

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

15 of birth was in the United States. 

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

17 of a citizen of the United States or a certifi18 cation of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a 

19 United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 

20 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 

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

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub11 section (c); and 

12 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol13 lowing new subsection: 

14 ‘‘(b) REQUIRING APPLICANTS TO PRESENT DOCU15 MENTARY PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.— 

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

17 State shall not accept and process an application to reg18 ister to vote in an election for Federal office unless the 

19 applicant presents documentary proof of United States 

20 citizenship with 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 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘Each 

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

3 inserting ‘‘Subject to the requirements under section 

4 8(j), each State motor vehicle driver’s license appli5 cation’’; 

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

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

8 requirements under section 8(j), each State shall in9 clude’’; 

10 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B)— 

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

12 end; 

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

14 end; and 

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

16 clause: 

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

18 of the United States;’’; 

19 (4) in subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), by striking ‘‘(in20 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘, including the 

21 requirement that the applicant provides documentary 

22 proof of United States citizenship’’; and 

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

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

25 evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration 
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1 proceeding brought against an applicant who know2 ingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly 

3 makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury 

4 that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 

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

6 and’’. 

7 (d) REQUIRING DOCUMENTARY PROOF OF UNITED

8 STATES CITIZENSHIP WITH NATIONAL MAIL VOTER

9 REGISTRATION FORM.—Section 6 of the National Voter 

10 Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505) is amended— 

11 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— 

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

13 and use’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to the require14 ments under section 8(j), each State shall ac15 cept and use’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis17 sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Election Assistance Com18 mission’’; 

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

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

21 State shall take such steps as may be necessary to 

22 ensure that residents of the State are aware of the 

23 requirement to provide documentary proof of United 

24 States citizenship to register to vote in elections for 

25 Federal office in the State.’’; 
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1 (3) in subsection (c)(1)— 

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

3 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

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

5 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

7 subparagraph: 

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

9 proof of United States citizenship when registering 

10 to vote.’’; and 

11 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub12 section: 

13 ‘‘(e) ENSURING PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZEN14 SHIP.— 

15 ‘‘(1) PRESENTING PROOF OF UNITED STATES

16 CITIZENSHIP TO ELECTION OFFICIAL.—An applicant 

17 who submits the mail voter registration application 

18 form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis19 sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described 

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

21 be registered to vote in an election for Federal office 

22 unless— 

23 ‘‘(A) the applicant presents documentary 

24 proof of United States citizenship in person to 

25 the office of the appropriate election official not 
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1 later than the deadline provided by State law 

2 for the receipt of a completed voter registration 

3 application for the election; or 

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

5 an individual to register to vote in an election 

6 for Federal office at a polling place on the day 

7 of the election and on any day when voting, in8 cluding early voting, is permitted for the elec9 tion, the applicant presents documentary proof 

10 of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

11 election official at the polling place not later 

12 than the date of the election. 

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

14 receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registra15 tion application form prescribed by the Election As16 sistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or 

17 a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of sub18 section (a), the appropriate election official shall 

19 transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement 

20 to present documentary proof of United States citi21 zenship under this subsection, and shall include in 

22 the notice instructions to enable the applicant to 

23 meet the requirement. 

24 ‘‘(3) ACCESSIBILITY.—Each State shall, in con25 sultation with the Election Assistance Commission, 
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1 ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to 

2 allow an individual with a disability who submits the 

3 mail voter registration application form prescribed 

4 by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to 

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

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

7 proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate 

8 election official.’’. 

9 (e) REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

10 AGENCIES.—Section 7 of the National Voter Registration 

11 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20506) is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

14 end the following new clause: 

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

16 States citizenship of each applicant to register to 

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

18 and 

19 (B) in paragraph (6)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), by strik21 ing ‘‘(including citizenship)’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘, including the requirement that the ap23 plicant provides documentary proof of 

24 United States citizenship’’; and 
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1 (ii) by redesignating subparagraph 

2 (B) as subparagraph (C); and 

3 (iii) by inserting after subparagraph 

4 (A) the following new subparagraph: 

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

6 citizen of the United States?’ and if the applicant 

7 answers in the affirmative require documentary 

8 proof of United States citizenship prior to providing 

9 the form under subparagraph (C);’’; and 

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

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

12 (f) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRA13 TION OF VOTER REGISTRATION.—Section 8 of the Na14 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) 

15 is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

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

18 voter registration’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 

19 the requirements of subsection (j), in the ad20 ministration of voter registration’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

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

23 ‘‘or’’ at the end; and 

24 (ii) by adding at the end the following 

25 new subparagraphs: 
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1 ‘‘(D) based on documentary proof or 

2 verified information that the registrant is not a 

3 United States citizen; or 

4 ‘‘(E) the registration otherwise fails to 

5 comply with applicable State law;’’; 

6 (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub7 section (l); and 

8 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol9 lowing new subsections: 

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

11 VOTE.— 

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

13 provision of this Act, a State may not register an in14 dividual to vote in elections for Federal office held 

15 in the State unless, at the time the individual ap16 plies to register to vote, the individual provides docu17 mentary proof of United States citizenship. 

18 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL PROCESSES IN CERTAIN

19 CASES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) PROCESS FOR THOSE WITHOUT DOC21 UMENTARY PROOF.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to any rel23 evant guidance adopted by the Election As24 sistance Commission, each State shall es25 tablish a process under which an applicant 
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1 who cannot provide documentary proof of 

2 United States citizenship under paragraph 

3 (1) may, if the applicant signs an attesta4 tion under penalty of perjury that the ap5 plicant is a citizen of the United States 

6 and eligible to vote in elections for Federal 

7 office, submit such other evidence to the 

8 appropriate State or local official dem9 onstrating that the applicant is a citizen of 

10 the United States and such official shall 

11 make a determination as to whether the 

12 applicant has sufficiently established 

13 United States citizenship for purposes of 

14 registering to vote in elections for Federal 

15 office in the State. 

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

17 State or local official makes a determina18 tion under clause (i) that an applicant has 

19 sufficiently established United States citi20 zenship for purposes of registering to vote 

21 in elections for Federal office in the State, 

22 such determination shall be accompanied 

23 by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) 

24 signed by the official swearing or affirming 

25 the applicant sufficiently established 
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1 United States citizenship for purposes of 

2 registering to vote. 

3 ‘‘(iii) DEVELOPMENT OF AFFIDAVIT

4 BY THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMIS5 SION.—The Election Assistance Commis6 sion shall develop a uniform affidavit for 

7 use by State and local officials under 

8 clause (ii), which shall— 

9 ‘‘(I) include an explanation of the 

10 minimum standards required for a 

11 State or local official to register an 

12 applicant who cannot provide docu13 mentary proof of United States citi14 zenship to vote in elections for Fed15 eral office in the State; and 

16 ‘‘(II) require the official to ex17 plain the basis for registering such 

18 applicant to vote in such elections. 

19 ‘‘(B) PROCESS IN CASE OF CERTAIN DIS20 CREPANCIES IN DOCUMENTATION.—Subject to 

21 any relevant guidance adopted by the Election 

22 Assistance Commission, each State shall estab23 lish a process under which an applicant can 

24 provide such additional documentation to the 

25 appropriate election official of the State as may 
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1 be necessary to establish that the applicant is 

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

3 discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s doc4 umentary proof of United States citizenship. 

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

6 take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure 

7 that only United States citizens are registered to 

8 vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall in9 clude the establishment of a program described in 

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

11 of the enactment of this subsection. 

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

13 the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a 

14 program under which the State identifies individuals 

15 who are not United States citizens using information 

16 supplied by one or more of the following sources: 

17 ‘‘(A) The Department of Homeland Secu18 rity through the Systematic Alien Verification 

19 for Entitlements (‘SAVE’) or otherwise. 

20 ‘‘(B) The Social Security Administration 

21 through the Social Security Number 

22 Verification Service, or otherwise. 

23 ‘‘(C) State agencies that supply State iden24 tification cards or driver’s licenses where the 
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1 agency confirms the United States citizenship 

2 status of applicants. 

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

4 which provide confirmation of United States 

5 citizenship status. 

6 ‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 

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

8 State election official (including a request re9 lated to a process established by a State under 

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

11 Federal department or agency possessing infor12 mation relevant to determining the eligibility of 

13 an individual to vote in elections for Federal of14 fice shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt 

15 of such request, provide the official with such 

16 information as may be necessary to enable the 

17 official to verify that an applicant for voter reg18 istration in elections for Federal office held in 

19 the State or a registrant on the official list of 

20 eligible voters in elections for Federal office 

21 held in the State is a citizen of the United 

22 States, which shall include providing the official 

23 with such batched information as may be re24 quested by the official. 
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1 ‘‘(B) USE OF SAVE SYSTEM.—The Sec2 retary of Homeland Security may respond to a 

3 request received under paragraph (1) by using 

4 the system for the verification of immigration 

5 status under the applicable provisions of section 

6 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 

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

8 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control 

9 Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603). 

10 ‘‘(C) SHARING OF INFORMATION.—The 

11 heads of Federal departments and agencies 

12 shall share information with each other with re13 spect to an individual who is the subject of a 

14 request received under paragraph (A) in order 

15 to enable them to respond to the request. 

16 ‘‘(D) INVESTIGATION FOR PURPOSES OF

17 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu18 rity shall conduct an investigation to determine 

19 whether to initiate removal proceedings under 

20 section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality 

21 Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursu22 ant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien 

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

24 Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
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1 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elec2 tions for Federal office. 

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

4 Federal department or agency may not charge 

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

6 paragraph (A). 

7 ‘‘(k) REMOVAL OF NONCITIZENS FROM REGISTRA8 TION ROLLS.—A State shall remove an individual who is 

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

10 of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in 

11 the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or 

12 verified information that a registrant is not a United 

13 States citizen.’’. 

14 (g) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF STATE TO RE15 MOVE NONCITIZENS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF ELIGIBLE

16 VOTERS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(a)(4) of the Na18 tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 

19 20507(a)(4)) is amended— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara21 graph (A); 

22 (B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara23 graph (B); and 

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

25 subparagraph: 
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1 ‘‘(C) documentary proof or verified infor2 mation that the registrant is not a United 

3 States citizen;’’. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

5 8(c)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

6 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘(4)(A)’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘(4)(A) or (C)’’. 

8 (h) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL

9 MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.— 

10 (1) CONTENTS OF MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION

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

12 20508(b)) is amended— 

13 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘(in14 cluding citizenship)’’ and inserting ‘‘(including 

15 an explanation of what is required to present 

16 documentary proof of United States citizen17 ship)’’; 

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

19 the end; 

20 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe21 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

23 paragraph: 

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

25 State or local election official, to record the type of 
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1 document the applicant presented as documentary 

2 proof of United States citizenship, including the date 

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

4 which issued the document, and any unique identi5 fication number associated with the document.’’. 

6 (2) INFORMATION ON MAIL VOTER REGISTRA7 TION FORM.—Section 9(b)(4) of such Act (52 

8 U.S.C. 20508(b)(4)) is amended— 

9 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) through 

10 (iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respec11 tively; and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesig13 nated and as amended by paragraph (1)(C)), by 

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

15 other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding 

16 or immigration proceeding brought against an 

17 applicant who attempts to register to vote and 

18 makes a false declaration under penalty of per19 jury that the applicant meets the eligibility re20 quirements to register to vote in an election for 

21 Federal office; and’’. 

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

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

24 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘a violation of this 

25 Act’’ and inserting ‘‘a violation of this Act, including the 
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1 act of an election official who registers an applicant to 

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

3 documentary proof of United States citizenship,’’. 

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

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

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

7 (A); 

8 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub9 paragraph (D); and 

10 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol11 lowing new subparagraphs: 

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

13 of the executive branch, providing material as14 sistance to a noncitizen in attempting to reg15 ister to vote or vote in an election for Federal 

16 office; 

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

18 election for Federal office who fails to present 

19 documentary proof of United States citizenship; 

20 or’’. 

21 (k) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN

22 STATES.— 

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

24 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 

25 U.S.C. 20503), as redesignated by subsection (b), is 
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1 amended by striking ‘‘This Act does not apply to a 

2 State’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with respect to the re3 quirements under subsection (i) and (j) of section 8 

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

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

6 (2) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT REQUIRE7 MENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Section 4 of such Act 

8 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended by adding at the end 

9 the following new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(d) PERMITTING STATES TO ADOPT CERTAIN RE11 QUIREMENTS AFTER ENACTMENT.—Subsections (i) and 

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

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

14 requirements which are identical to the requirements 

15 under such subsections not later than 60 days prior to 

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

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

18 SAVE Act.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION GUIDANCE. 

20 Not later than 10 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall 

22 adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of 

23 each State guidance with respect to the implementation 

24 of the requirements under the National Voter Registration 
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1 Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by 

2 section 2. 

3 SEC. 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF PAPERWORK REDUCTION 

4 ACT. 

5 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly re6 ferred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’) shall not 

7 apply with respect to the development or modification of 

8 voter registration materials under the National Voter Reg9 istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as 

10 amended by section 2, including the development or modi11 fication of any voter registration application forms. 

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

13 NOTIFY ELECTION OFFICIALS OF NATU14 RALIZATION. 

15 Upon receiving information that an individual has be16 come a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Sec17 retary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice 

18 of such information to the appropriate chief election offi19 cial of the State in which such individual is domiciled. 

20 SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING PROVI21 SIONAL BALLOTS. 

22 Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 

23 this Act may be construed to supercede, restrict, or other24 wise affect the ability of an individual to cast a provisional 

25 ballot in an election for Federal office or to have the ballot 
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1 counted in the election if the individual is verified as a 

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

3 the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added 

4 by section 2(f)). 

5 SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING EFFECT ON 

6 STATE EXEMPTIONS FROM OTHER FEDERAL 

7 LAWS. 

8 Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by 

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

10 State from any requirement of any Federal law other than 

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

12 20501 et seq.). 

13 SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

14 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

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

16 shall apply with respect to applications for voter registra17 tion which are submitted on or after such date. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2024. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

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 citizen-