Citizen Ballot Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3177 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3177

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2025

  Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. 
 Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Boozman) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                 Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
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.

    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 ``Citizen Ballot Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration 
Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and 
                inserting ``Election Assistance Commission''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, 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'' after 
                ``elections for Federal office''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and such form may 
        include a requirement that the applicant provide proof that the 
        applicant is a citizen of the United States'' after ``elections 
        for Federal office''.
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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