3.0.0 951 2023-01-11T13:28:28Z 2023-01-11T13:28:28Z House HR 2015-02-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SALMON:H.R. 951.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, Clause 1: The times, places andmanner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives,shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof;but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter suchregulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.[Page H1037]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2015-02-12T15:07:05Z 2015-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2015-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000018 Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5] MATT SALMON R AZ 5 N F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] Trent Franks R AZ 8 2015-02-12 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-02-12 True S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2015-02-12 True F000460 Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] Blake Farenthold R TX 27 2015-03-02 False Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Intergovernmental relations Postal service State and local government operations Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2015-02-12 Introduced in House 2015-03-04T15:49:55Z State Sovereignty in Voting Act

Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a state to require an applicant for voter registration who uses the federal mail voter registration application form developed by the Election Assistance Commission to provide documentary evidence of citizenship as a condition of the state's acceptance of the form.

]]> State Sovereignty in Voting Act Display Title State Sovereignty in Voting Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to require an applicant for voter registration in the State who uses the Federal mail voter registration application form developed by the Election Assistance Commission under such Act to provide documentary evidence of citizenship as a condition of the State's acceptance of the form. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced State Sovereignty in Voting Act Introduced in House 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr951ih/xml/BILLS-114hr951ih.xml 2015-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.