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HR 951 114th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Intergovernmental relations Postal service State and local government operations Voting rights

State Sovereignty in Voting Act

Introduced: February 12, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 12, 2015
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State Sovereignty in Voting Act

Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a state to require an applicant for voter registration who uses the federal mail voter registration application form developed by the Election Assistance Commission to provide documentary evidence of citizenship as a condition of the state's acceptance of the form.

What's happening now February 12, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 12, 2015
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Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 951: State Sovereignty in Voting Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-951/
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"H.R. 951: State Sovereignty in Voting Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-951/.
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H.R. 951, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-951/.
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