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HR 5793 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives State and local government operations

Citizenship Empowerment Act

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Citizenship Empowerment Act

This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to direct the chief election official of a state to distribute mail voter registration application forms to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony in that state at the ceremony's conclusion.

The Department of Homeland Security shall implement procedures necessary to enable state chief election officers to carry out this requirement.

What's happening now July 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5793: Citizenship Empowerment Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5793/
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"H.R. 5793: Citizenship Empowerment Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5793/.
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