S.Amdt. 1581

SA 1581. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1183 submitted by Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Hatch) to
the bill S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title III, add the following:

Subtitle __--Protecting Voter Integrity

SEC. 3921. STATES PERMITTED TO REQUIRE PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP
FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.

Section 6 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg-4) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
``(e) Proof of Citizenship.--Nothing in subsection (a)
shall be construed to preempt any State law requiring
evidence of citizenship in order to complete any requirement
to register to vote in elections for Federal office.''.
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