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Voter Eligibility Verification: Faster Access to Citizenship Data.

This new bill aims to speed up the process of verifying the citizenship of individuals on voter lists. State authorities, such as Attorneys General or Secretaries of State, will be able to quickly obtain immigration status information from the Department of Homeland Security. The goal is to ensure that only eligible citizens participate in elections.
Key points
The Department of Homeland Security must respond to state requests for citizenship data within 15 days.
States will be able to more quickly verify if individuals on voter lists are U.S. citizens.
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Additional Information
Print number: 119_HR_1037
Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Process start date: 2025-02-05