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Voter Eligibility Verification Act (HR1037)

Current understanding

HR1037 would require DHS to respond within 15 days to state election officials requesting immigration/citizenship status information about individuals on potential voter registration lists. The bill extends existing DHS status verification mechanisms (e.g., SAVE) to serve state voter-roll maintenance workflows. Status: introduced; practical effect if enacted would be a federally mandated response timeline for state-initiated citizenship checks against DHS records.

Evidence log

  • 2025-02-05 — Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025: cross-connection with save-america-act-citizenship-voter-verification: Both bills use DHS immigration-status verification to police voter rolls; HR1037 mandates a 15-day DHS response window for state inquiries, while the SAVE America Act focuses on documentary proof-of-citizenship at registration — complementary rather than duplicative mechanisms. (novelty: 2)

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Legislative introduced
Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025
05-feb-2025 novelty 2 per-area 2 introduces

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