[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1217 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1217

  To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a 
 State from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal 
  office held in the State unless the individual provides documentary 
      proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2019

Mr. Gibbs (for himself, Mr. Norman, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Duncan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a 
 State from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal 
  office held in the State unless the individual provides documentary 
      proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring American Voters Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING REGISTRATION TO VOTE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO FAIL TO 
              PROVIDE PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(j) Prohibiting Registration of Individuals Not Providing Proof 
of United States Citizenship.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        this Act, a State may not register an individual to vote in 
        elections for Federal office held in the State unless, at the 
        time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual 
        provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of 
        the United States, which shall consist of any of the following 
        (or a photocopy thereof):
                    ``(A) A certified birth certificate issued by a 
                State or unit of local government in a State.
                    ``(B) A valid United States passport.
                    ``(C) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by 
                the Secretary of State.
                    ``(D) A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate 
                of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland 
                Security.
            ``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) applies with respect to 
        an individual who applies to register to vote under section 5, 
        6, or 7 (including an individual who submits the mail voter 
        registration application form prescribed by the Election 
        Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9), or who applies 
        under any other method of voter registration available in the 
        State.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are 
submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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