HR 1428 · 105th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Voter Eligibility Verification Act

Introduced 1997-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 210 - 200 (Roll no. 17).(1998-02-12)

Recorded Votes

FailedHouse · 1998-02-12
Roll #17
Yea 210Nay 200
Democrats
7 Yea·186 Nay
Republicans
203 Yea·13 Nay
PassedHouse · 1998-02-12
Roll #17
Yea 210Nay 200
Democrats
7 Yea·186 Nay
Republicans
203 Yea·13 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voter Eligibility Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Attorney General to establish a voter eligibility confirmation system to respond to Federal, State, or local election officials' inquiries made to verify a voter registrant's citizenship. Directs the Commissioner of Social Security and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service to develop methods to confirm the reliability of the information provided. Amends the Social Security Act to permit States to require voter registrants to provide their social security numbers.…

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Cosponsors (20)

2 Democrats18 Republicans