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Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an individual.
Summary
This bill amends federal immigration law to require the Department of Homeland Security to respond to state requests for immigration status information within 15 days. Specifically, the bill requires DHS to provide immigration status information for individuals on a state's list of potential voters when requested by a State's Attorney General or Secretary of State. The provision clarifies that states can request this information to verify voter eligibility based on citizenship status. The 15-day deadline applies to all such requests submitted by state officials.
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Sponsor (1)
16 cosponsors
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL)
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS)
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Beth Van Duyne’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $51,100
- INSPERITY $14,800
- AMERICAN AIRLINES $14,473
- BANK OF THE WEST $14,200
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $13,862
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Beth Van Duyne → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Feb 5, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Ms. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Self, Mr. Cline, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Tiffany, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Perry, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Biggs of Arizona) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an individual.
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 “Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. PROMPT RELEASE OF INFORMATION.
Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(c)) is amended by inserting after “by providing the requested verification or status information” the following: “, including by providing immigration status of an individual on a list of potential voters, when requested to do so by the Attorney General of a State or the Secretary of State of a State within 15 days of receiving such a request”. <all>
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