,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cagg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbe,mrs4 ,britt 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 
,mr4 ,wicker1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mrs4     
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1 and ,mr4   
,boozman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,rules and            
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,national ,voter ,registration ,act 
of #aiic to permit a ,state to include  
as part of the mail voter registration  
form a requirement that applicants      
provide proof of citizenship1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,citizen       
,ballot ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,contents
 of ,state mail voter registration form 
7a7 ,in general ,section #f7;a7 of the  
,national ,voter ,registration ,act of  
#aiic 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bjeje7;a77 is     
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,federal ,election          

,commission and inserting ,election     
,assistance ,commission2 and  7,b7 by   
inserting 1 except that a ,state may1 in
 addition to the criteria stated in     
section #i7;b71 require that an         
applicant provide proof that the        
applicant is a citizen of the ,united   
,states after elections for ,federal    
office2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 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 office4  7b7 ,effective date  
,this section shall take effect on the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4