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HR 3162 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures State and local government operations

Protecting American Voters Act

Introduced: May 23, 2023 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 14, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
Feb 14, 2024
Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 118-389.
Nov 30, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 3.
Nov 30, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
May 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Protecting American Voters Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide certain information to a state election official, upon the official's request, to verify citizenship status for the purpose of voting in federal elections.

Specifically, the agencies must provide the state election official with such information necessary to verify that an applicant for voter registration or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters is a U.S. citizen.

DHS may respond to a request by using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, which is used to verify immigration status. DHS may not charge a fee for this information.

DHS must comply with any safeguards that the SSA determines are necessary to protect the confidentiality of an individual's Social Security number.

Finally, the bill requires states to remove the names of noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.

What's happening now February 14, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Posey, Bill
· May 23, 2023
Burgess, Michael
· May 9, 2023
Rosendale, Matthew
· May 9, 2023
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 9, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3162: Protecting American Voters Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3162/
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"H.R. 3162: Protecting American Voters Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3162/.
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H.R. 3162, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3162/.
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