To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an individual.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Van Duyne (for herself, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Self, Mr. …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to respond to state officials' requests about the immigration status of people on voter lists within 15 days. It amends existing immigration law to specifically require DHS to help states verify whether individuals registered to vote are U.S. citizens when asked by a state's Attorney General or Secretary of State.
Who Benefits and How
State election officials benefit by gaining faster, mandatory access to federal immigration records for voter verification. Currently, DHS cooperation on these requests is discretionary and can be slow; this bill makes it mandatory with a strict 15-day deadline. This helps state governments that want to verify voter eligibility more efficiently and reduces administrative delays in their verification processes.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Homeland Security and federal immigration agencies face increased administrative burden. They must now prioritize responding to potentially hundreds or thousands of state requests within the tight 15-day deadline, requiring staff time and resources to process voter list checks. This diverts agency resources from other immigration enforcement and administrative functions.
Key Provisions
- Amends Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
- Requires DHS to provide immigration status information for individuals on state voter lists
- Establishes a mandatory 15-day response deadline when requested by state Attorneys General or Secretaries of State
- Applies specifically to voter eligibility verification purposes
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide immigration status information to state officials within 15 days when requested for voter eligibility verification purposes
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Facilitate state-level voter eligibility verification by mandating federal cooperation on immigration status checks"
Likely Beneficiaries
- State election officials
- State governments
- Voter verification advocates
Likely Burden Bearers
- Department of Homeland Security
- Federal immigration agencies (administrative burden)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
- "attorney_general_of_a_state"
- → State Attorney General
- "secretary_of_state_of_a_state"
- → State Secretary of State
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