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<dc:title>119 HR 6102 IH: Citizen Ballot Protection Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2025-11-18</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">119th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 6102</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20251118">November 18, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="P000609">Mr. Palmer</sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="C001116">Mr. Clyde</cosponsor>, and <cosponsor name-id="M001212">Mr. Moore of Alabama</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HHA00">Committee on House Administration</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H3B8F1DE97E104B2088D75A5847F4B701" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H54650631E5D744E7AFA611D5CC1F3989" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Citizen Ballot Protection Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="HDCEF8D6A595846C6B4B59FF68F56598B"><enum>2.</enum><header>Contents of State mail voter registration form</header> <subsection id="H9DAE02D32DFB4335AAA4D7987663730A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/20505">52 U.S.C. 20505(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> 
<paragraph id="H82E1C2B5F37340EB8780E641BEFF047E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, except that a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in section 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States</quote> after <quote>elections for Federal office</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H246842C3C6E74823A5D5B2B7E735BD52"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>and such form may include a requirement that the applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States</quote> after <quote>elections for Federal office</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> 
<subsection id="H22641F9044674E518EEBB11B7B668A4F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical correction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6(a)(1) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/20505">52 U.S.C. 20505(a)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Election Assistance Commission</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDE625C1CDEBD46C2944321365B154B20"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> 
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