,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1       
#bjai,mr4 ,gibbs 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,norman1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and ,mr4
 ,duncan7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,house ,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,national ,voter ,registration
 ,act of #aiic to prohibit a ,state from
 registering an individual to vote in   
elections for ,federal office held in   
the ,state unless the individual        
provides documentary proof that the     
individual is a citizen of the ,united  
,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,ensuring ,american 
,voters ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,prohibiting
 registration to vote of individuals who
 fail to provide proof of ,united       
,states citizenship  7a7 ,in ,general   
,section #h of the ,national ,voter     
,registration ,act of #aiic 7#eb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjejg7 is amended--  7#a7 by 
redesignating subsection 7j7 as         

subsection 7k72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7i7 the following new  
subsection3  7j7 ,prohibiting           
registration of individuals not         
providing proof of ,united ,states      
citizenship  7#a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this ,act1 a ,state may not register an 
individual to vote in elections for     
,federal office held in the ,state      
unless1 at the time the individual      
applies to register to vote1 the        
individual provides documentary proof   
that the individual is a citizen of the 
,united ,states1 which shall consist of 
any of the following 7or a photocopy    
thereof73  7,a7 ,a certified birth      
certificate issued by a ,state or unit  
of local government in a ,state4  7,b7  
,a valid ,united ,states passport4  7,c7
 ,a ,consular ,report of ,birth ,abroad 
issued by the ,secretary of ,state4     
7,d7 ,a ,naturalization ,certificate or 
,certificate of ,citizenship issued by  
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  

7#b7 ,applicability ,paragraph 7#a7     
applies with respect to an individual   
who applies to register to vote under   
section #e1 #f1 or #g 7including an     
individual who submits the mail voter   
registration application form prescribed
 by the ,election ,assistance           
,commission pursuant to section #i71 or 
who applies under any other method of   
voter registration available in the     
,state4  4  7b7 ,effective ,date ,the   
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
apply with respect to applications for  
voter registration which are submitted  
on or after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act4