To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · January 31, 2024
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill would require United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices to act as voter registration agencies for newly naturalized citizens. Specifically, the legislation directs USCIS and individual states to develop joint procedures allowing people who have completed the naturalization process to register to vote at USCIS field offices and during court naturalization ceremonies. The bill also requires courts that administer the oath of allegiance to naturalized citizens to permit USCIS to conduct voter registration activities at those ceremonies without seeking reimbursement. To fund these new voter registration efforts, the bill authorizes the use of existing fees from the Immigration Examinations Fee Account and the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program, while also allowing Congress to appropriate additional funds as needed to USCIS. The legislation aims to streamline voter registration for new citizens by making registration services available during the naturalization process itself.
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