Citizenship Empowerment Act

Bill: 114-hr-5793
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]
Introduced: 2016-07-14
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

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State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Citizenship Empowerment Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to direct the chief election official of a state to distribute mail voter registration application forms to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony in that state at the ceremony's conclusion.</p> <p>The Department of Homeland Security shall implement procedures necessary to enable state chief election officers to carry out this requirement.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2016 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require the chief election officials of the States to provide voter registration forms at certain naturalization proceedings, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizenship Empowerment Act . 2. Voter registration requirement (a) In general Section 6(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20505(b) ) is amended by striking programs. and inserting programs, and shall distribute such forms to each person who becomes a citizen of the United States at a naturalization ceremony in that State, at the conclusion of the ceremony. . (b) Federal cooperation Section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20508 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Special procedures for Department of Homeland Security (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement such procedures as may be necessary to enable the chief election officers of the States to carry out the requirement under section 6(b) to provide mail voter registration forms at an administrative naturalization ceremony, pursuant to section 332(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, or a judicial naturalization ceremony, pursuant to section 310(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) Permission to place exhibits The Secretary of Homeland Security shall implement procedures to allow the chief election officer of a State to provide information about voter registration, including through a display or exhibit, after the conclusion of an administrative naturalization ceremony in that State. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to administrative and judicial naturalization ceremonies conducted on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.