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118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3162 — Protecting American Voters Act

“To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Social Security to provide information to States upon request which will enable States to verify the citizenship status of applicants for voter registration in elections for Federal office in the State and remove individuals who are not citizens of the United States from the list of individuals registered to vote in elections for Federal office in the State, and for other purposes.”

Government operations and politics
Introduced May 9, 2023
Last action Feb 14, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
May 9, 2023
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Referred
May 9, 2023
House Admin
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Committee
Nov 30, 2023
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide certain information to a state election official, upon the official's request, to verify citizenship status for the purpose of voting in federal elections. Specifically, the agencies must provide the state election official with such information necessary to verify that an applicant for voter registration or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters is a U.S. citizen. DHS may respond to a request by using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, which is used to verify immigration status. DHS may not charge a fee for this information. DHS must...

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 6 actions
Feb 14, 2024
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-389.
Feb 14, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
Nov 30, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 30, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3.
May 9, 2023
Introduced in House
May 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.