I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2392 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require an applicant 
for voter registration for elections for Federal office to affirmatively 
state that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements for voting 
in such elections as a condition of completing the application, to require 
States to verify that an applicant for registering to vote in such elections 
meets the eligibility requirements for voting in such elections prior to 
registering the applicant to vote, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2015 
Mr. CULBERSON (for himself and Mr. ROKITA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
require an applicant for voter registration for elections 
for Federal office to affirmatively state that the applicant 
meets the eligibility requirements for voting in such elec-
tions as a condition of completing the application, to 
require States to verify that an applicant for registering 
to vote in such elections meets the eligibility require-
ments for voting in such elections prior to registering 
the applicant to vote, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Important 
Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2014’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Congress enacted the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) to 
promote the rights of citizens of the United States 
to exercise the fundamental right to vote, as set 
forth in the findings of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20501(a)). 
(2) While the purposes of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
20501(b)) include increasing voter registration and 
voter participation in elections for Federal office, the 
language does not refer to individuals in general but 
refers exclusively to ‘‘eligible citizens of the United 
States’’. 
(3) An additional purpose of such Act is to 
‘‘protect the integrity of the electoral process’’ (52 
U.S.C. 20501(b)(3)). 
(4) Individuals who do not meet the eligibility 
requirements for voting in elections for Federal of-
fice, including individuals who are not citizens of the 
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United States, have been permitted to register to 
vote in such elections and are presumably casting 
ballots in such elections. 
(5) The participation of ineligible voters in elec-
tions for Federal office is in direct conflict with the 
intent of Congress in enacting the National Voter 
Registration Act of 1993 and with the purpose of 
such Act. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act to ensure 
that the procedures for registering individuals to vote in 
elections for Federal office are consistent with the pur-
poses of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. 
SEC. 3. EXPANDED REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTENTS OF 
VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION FORMS. 
(a) REQUIRING AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT THAT AP-
PLICANT MEETS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS CONDI-
TION OF ACCEPTANCE.— 
(1) FORMS PROVIDED WITH APPLICATION FOR 
MOTOR
VEHICLE
DRIVER’S
LICENSE.—Section 
5(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(ii) the applicant must state affirmatively 
that the applicant meets each such requirement 
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as a condition of the acceptance of the applica-
tion; and’’. 
(2) FORMS PROVIDED BY OTHER VOTER REG-
ISTRATION AGENCIES.—Section 7(a)(6)(A)(i)(II) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A)(i)(II)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(II) the applicant must state affirm-
atively that the applicant meets each such 
requirement as a condition of the accept-
ance of the application; and’’. 
(3) 
MAIL
REGISTRATION
FORMS.—Section 
303(b)(4)(A) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(52 U.S.C. 21083(b)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause 
(v); and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iv) The statement ‘If you do not 
check ‘‘yes’’ in response to both of these 
questions, your application will not be ac-
cepted.’.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF STATEMENT SPECIFYING PEN-
ALTY FOR PERJURY.— 
(1) FORMS PROVIDED WITH APPLICATION FOR 
MOTOR
VEHICLE
DRIVER’S
LICENSE.—Section 
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5(c)(2)(D) of the National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (52 U.S.C. 20504(c)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(ii); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) a statement that an applicant who 
knowingly provides false information in the ap-
plication commits perjury, as well as a descrip-
tion of the specific fine and term of imprison-
ment that may be imposed on an applicant who 
commits perjury by providing such false infor-
mation; and’’. 
(2) FORMS PROVIDED BY OTHER VOTER REG-
ISTRATION AGENCIES.—Section 7(a)(6)(A)(i) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 20506(a)(6)(A)(i)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
clause (II); 
(B) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
clause (III) and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subclause: 
‘‘(IV) describes how an applicant who 
knowingly provides false information in the 
application commits perjury, as well as a 
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