Voting Clarity Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-8888
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2024-06-28
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8888 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2024 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide information regarding voting restrictions to asylum applicants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voting Clarity Act of 2024 . 2. Provision of information regarding voting restrictions to asylum applicants Section 208(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Provision of information regarding voting restrictions The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide information to each alien applying for asylum under this section on the restrictions on voting and the penalties for voting unlawfully under Federal law, including under section 611 of title 18, United States Code, at the time of such application. Information under this paragraph shall be provided in a form and language that the alien can understand. .