I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2829 
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 
JULY 25, 2013 
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 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Congress enacted the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg 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 (42 U.S.C. 
1973gg(a)). 
(2) While the purposes of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1973gg(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’’ (42 
U.S.C. 1973gg(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 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–3(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 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5(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 
(42 U.S.C. 15483(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 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–3(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 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–5(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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description of the specific fine and term of 
imprisonment that may be imposed on an 
applicant who commits perjury by pro-
viding such false information; or’’. 
(3) 
MAIL
REGISTRATION
FORMS.—Section 
303(b)(4)(A) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
(42 U.S.C. 15483(b)(4)(A)), as amended by sub-
section (a)(3), is amended— 
(A) by redesignating clause (v) as clause 
(vi); and 
(B) by inserting after clause (iv) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(v) A statement informing the indi-
vidual that an individual who knowingly 
provides a false answer to either of these 
questions commits perjury, as well as a de-
scription of the specific fine and term of 
imprisonment that may be imposed on an 
individual who commits perjury by pro-
viding such a false answer.’’. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the 
amendments made by this subsection shall be con-
strued to prohibit the Election Assistance Commis-
sion or any State or local election official from in-
cluding on a voter registration form any information 
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regarding any of the sanctions that may be imposed 
upon an individual as a result of information the in-
dividual provides on the form. 
SEC. 4. VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AP-
PLICANTS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION. 
(a) REQUIRING STATES TO VERIFY INFORMATION.— 
Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (k); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(j) VERIFICATION OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY 
APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(1) VERIFICATION REQUIRED.—A State may 
not register an individual to vote in elections for 
Federal office in the State, including an individual 
who submits the mail voter registration application 
form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commis-
sion pursuant to section 9(a)(2), unless the State 
verifies that the information provided by the indi-
vidual in the individual’s application for voter reg-
istration is correct. 
‘‘(2) METHODS
OF
VERIFICATION.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), a State may verify the infor-
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mation provided by an applicant for voter registra-
tion through such methods as the State considers 
appropriate, including requiring the applicant to pro-
vide (at the time of submitting a voter registration 
application with an application for a motor vehicle 
driver’s license under section 5 or at the time of 
submitting any other application form under this 
Act) documentary evidence that the applicant meets 
the eligibility requirements for voting in elections for 
Federal office in the State, including the require-
ment that the applicant is a United States citizen.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO PROVIDE 
INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National 
Voter Registration Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) 
ASSISTING
ELECTION
OFFICIALS
WITH 
VERIFICATION OF APPLICANT INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) 
REQUIRING
AGREEMENTS
UPON
RE-
QUEST.—At the request of the chief State election 
official, the head of an office of the Federal govern-
ment shall enter into an agreement with the official 
for the purpose of enabling the official to verify in-
formation regarding the eligibility of an applicant 
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for voter registration in the State to vote in elections 
for Federal office in the State. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE FOR ENTERING INTO AGREE-
MENT.—The head of an office of the Federal govern-
ment who receives a request from a chief State elec-
tion official to enter into an agreement under para-
graph (1) shall enter into such an agreement with 
the official not later than 30 days after receiving the 
request. 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 
Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to af-
fect the requirements of section 8(g) (relating to in-
formation provided by a United States attorney re-
garding offenders) or section 205(r) of the Social 
Security Act (relating to agreements with the Com-
missioner of Social Security for the purpose of 
verifying certain information).’’. 
(2) CLARIFICATION
OF
INFORMATION
PRO-
VIDED
BY
COMMISSIONER
OF
SOCIAL
SECURITY 
UNDER
EXISTING
AUTHORITY.—Section 
205(r)(8)(D)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 405(r)(8)(D)(i)(I)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the date of birth’’ and inserting ‘‘the location and 
date of birth’’. 
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SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after the expiration of the 
1-year period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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