To repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities.

Subjects: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:  <p>This bill repeals provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), with specified exceptions. (NVRA established certain voter registration requirements for federal elections, such as the requirement for states to allow individuals to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license and the requirement for states to offer voter registration opportunities by mail-in application.)</p> <p>The bill retains certain provisions of NVRA, including (1) the requirement that each state must conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters, and (2) criminal penalties for fraudulent voter registration or voting activities.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 959 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 959

To repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program 
that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters 
    from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the 
      provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter 
                   registration or voting activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2023

  Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the provisions of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
other than the provisions requiring States to conduct a general program 
that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters 
    from the official lists of eligible voters in the State and the 
      provisions imposing criminal penalties for fraudulent voter 
                   registration or voting activities.

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

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT OF 1993.

    (a) Repeal.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the National 
Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is repealed, 
and any provision of law amended or repealed by such Act is restored or 
revived as if such Act had not been enacted into law.
    (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to the 
following provisions of such Act:
            (1) Section 1 (relating to the short title) (52 U.S.C. 
        10101 note).
            (2) Section 3 (relating to definitions) (52 U.S.C. 20502).
            (3) Any section amended or redesignated under section 2 of 
        this Act.

SEC. 2. RETENTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

    (a) Revised Statement of Purposes of Act.--Section 2 of the 
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501) is amended to 
read as follows:

``SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this Act are to--
            ``(1) protect the integrity of the electoral process; and
            ``(2) to ensure that accurate and current voter 
        registration rolls are maintained.''.
    (b) Removal of Names of Ineligible Voters From Voter Registration 
Lists.--Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 
U.S.C. 20507) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating such section as section 4;
            (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) Removal of Names of Ineligible Voters.--In the administration 
of voter registration for elections for Federal office, each State 
shall--
            ``(1) provide that the name of a registrant may not be 
        removed from the official list of eligible voters except--
                    ``(A) at the request of the registrant;
                    ``(B) as provided by State law, by reason of 
                criminal conviction or mental incapacity; or
                    ``(C) as provided under paragraph (2); and
            ``(2) conduct a general program that makes a reasonable 
        effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the 
        official lists of eligible voters by reason of--
                    ``(A) the death of the registrant; or
                    ``(B) a change in the residence of the registrant, 
                in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d).'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(4)'' 
        and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''; and
            (4) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``paragraph (3) 
        (A) or (B) or (4)(A) of subsection (a)'' and inserting 
        ``paragraph (1)(A) or (B) or (2)(A) of subsection (a)''.
    (c) Designation of Chief State Election Official.--Section 10 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20509) is redesignated as section 5.
    (d) Criminal Penalties for Fraudulent Activities.--Section 12 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20511) is redesignated as section 6.
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