II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3579 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2012 Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Voter Integrity Protection Act.

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Unlawful voting

(a)

Aggravated felony

Paragraph (43) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2)in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon and and; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (V)an offense described in section 611 of title 18, United States Code, committed by an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States. . (b)

Deportable offense

Paragraph (2) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (G)

Voting offenses

Any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and who knowingly commits a violation of section 611 of title 18, United States Code. .