Citizen Ballot Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3177 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3177 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2025 Mrs. Britt (for herself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Cruz, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Hagerty, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Ballot Protection Act''. SEC. 2. CONTENTS OF STATE MAIL VOTER REGISTRATION FORM. (a) In General.--Section 6(a) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20505(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) by striking ``Federal Election Commission'' and inserting ``Election Assistance Commission''; and (B) by inserting ``, except that a State may, in addition to the criteria stated in section 9(b), require that an applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States'' after ``elections for Federal office''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and such form may include a requirement that the applicant provide proof that the applicant is a citizen of the United States'' after ``elections for Federal office''. (b) Effective Date.--This section sha