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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.
1.
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.
.
July 18, 2013
Read twice and ordered placed on the calendar