S. 1336Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)Introduced

A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office.

Sponsored by Ted CruzSen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Introduced July 18, 2013

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Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.

July 18, 2013

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Introduced in the Senate. Read twice. Ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.

July 18, 2013

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Harry Reid
Sen. Harry ReidD-NV · Jul 18, 2013

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the following bills be considered read twice and placed on the calendar: S. 1334, S. 1335, and S. 1336.

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Calendar No. 144

113th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1336

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 18, 2013

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mr. Risch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and ordered placed on the calendar

A BILL

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office.

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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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July 18, 2013

Read twice and ordered placed on the calendar