H.R. 5793 · 114th Congress
Citizenship Empowerment Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Brendan Boyle
- Introduced
- 2016-07-14
- Latest action
- 2016-07-14 · Introduced in House
Summary
Citizenship Empowerment Act
This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to direct the chief election official of a state to distribute mail voter registration application forms to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony in that state at the ceremony's conclusion.
The Department of Homeland Security shall implement procedures necessary to enable state chief election officers to carry out this requirement.