118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 3162: Protecting American Voters Act
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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.
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DHS must comply with any safeguards that the SSA determines are necessary to protect the confidentiality of an individual's Social Security number.
Finally, the bill requires states to remove the names of noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Michael Burgess R-TXOriginal
- Matthew Rosendale R-MTOriginal
- Pete Sessions R-TXOriginal
- Bill Posey R-FL
Who scored on this bill
- 1Chip Roy SponsorIntroduced, reported2 events+20
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History
- Introduced in the House by Chip Roy.
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- Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-389.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.