VOTE Act

Bill: 118-hr-627
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-30
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Verification Of The Electorate Act or the VOTE Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and imposes criminal penalties for violations.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill prohibits an individual from registering to vote in federal elections unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.</p> <p>The chief state election official of a state must consult with the Election Assistance Commission to determine the documents an individual must provide to prove U.S. citizenship.</p> <p>An individual who violates this bill shall be fined, imprisoned for up to five years, or both.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 627 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 30, 2023 Mr. Fallon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit an individual from registering to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Verification Of The Electorate Act or the VOTE Act . 2. Prohibiting registration to vote of individuals who fail to provide proof of United States citizenship (a) In General Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20507 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new subsection: (j) Prohibiting registration of individuals not providing proof of United States citizenship (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an individual may not register to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States. The chief State election official of a State shall, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission, determine which documents an individual must provide to prove that the individual is a citizen of the United States for purposes of this paragraph. (2) Applicability Paragraph (1) applies with respect to an individual who applies to register to vote under section 5, 6, or 7 (including an individual who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9), or who applies under any other method of voter registration available in the State. (3) Application of criminal penalty An individual who violates this subsection shall be subject to the criminal penalty described in section 12(2). . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.