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HR 1098 117th 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: February 18, 2021 Introduced by: Boyle, Brendan F. Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 18, 2021
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Citizenship Empowerment Act

This bill requires state chief election officials to distribute mail voter registration forms at the conclusion of a naturalization ceremony to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at the ceremony.

What's happening now February 18, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 30, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Feb 23, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 18, 2021
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Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 18, 2021
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 18, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 18, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 18, 2021
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 18, 2021
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 18, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1098: Citizenship Empowerment Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1098/
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"H.R. 1098: Citizenship Empowerment Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1098/.
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H.R. 1098, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1098/.
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