Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-1037
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2025-02-05
Policy area: Immigration
Latest action: action_date: 2025-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to respond within 15 days of receiving a request from certain state officials for the immigration status of an individual on a list of potential voters.&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2025 Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Nehls , Mr. Self , Mr. Cline , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Van Orden , Mr. Tiffany , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Perry , Mr. Edwards , and Mr. Biggs of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an individual.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025 . 2. Prompt release of information Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373(c) ) is amended by inserting after by providing the requested verification or status information the following: , including by providing immigration status of an individual on a list of potential voters, when requested to do so by the Attorney General of a State or the Secretary of State of a State within 15 days of receiving such a request .