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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 14, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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