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Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act
This bill requires individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
Specifically, the bill prohibits states from accepting and processing an application to register to vote in a federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. The bill specifies what documents are considered acceptable proof of U.S. citizenship, such as identification that complies with the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates U.S. citizenship.
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Further, the bill (1) prohibits states from registering an individual to vote in a federal election unless, at the time the individual applies to register to vote, the individual provides documentary proof of U.S. citizenship; and (2) requires states to establish an alternative process under which an applicant may submit other evidence to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.
Each state must take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens using information supplied by certain sources.
Additionally, states must remove noncitizens from their official lists of eligible voters.
The bill allows for a private right of action against an election official who registers an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.
The bill establishes criminal penalties for certain offenses, including registering an applicant to vote in a federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.
People & committees
Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · R–TX
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 102). (text: CR H1569-1571)
House roll call 102 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 102).
House roll call 102 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 215 (Roll no. 101).
House roll call 101 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1580-1581)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 22, the Chair put the question on motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Johnson (TX) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Ms. Johnson (TX) moved to recommit to the Committee on House Administration. (text: CR H1569)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 22.
Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, S.J. Res. 28, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 22. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18, and S.J. Res. 28 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 22 and H.R. 1526, and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 294. (consideration: CR H1569-1579)
Rule H. Res. 294 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 294 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, S.J. Res. 28, H.R. 1526 and H.R. 22. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18, and S.J. Res. 28 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 22 and H.R. 1526, and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 282 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 22, H.R. 1526, S.J. Res. 18, and S.J. Res. 28 under a closed rule. The resolution provides for one hour of debate on each measure and one motion to recommit on H.R. 22 and H.R. 1526, and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 18 and S.J. Res. 28. The resolution also provides that H. Res. 23 and H. Res. 164 are laid on the table.
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Engrossed in House · 2025-04-10 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The bill would require proof of United States citizenship to register for federal elections, with an alternative process for applicants who lack the specified documents.
Under any method of voter registration in a State, the State shall not accept and process an application to register to vote in an election for Federal office unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship with the application.
each State shall establish a process under which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship under paragraph (1) may, if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for Federal office, submit such other evidence
Section 1 names the proposal the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act.
This Act may be cited as the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act or the SAVE Act.
Accepted proof would include a REAL ID-compliant identification that indicates citizenship, a valid United States passport, military identification paired with a service record showing United States birth, or valid federal, state or Tribal photo identification showing United States birth.
(1) A form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States. (2) A valid United States passport. (3) The applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. (4) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government showing that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States.
Other valid federal, state or Tribal photo identification would qualify only when paired with listed supporting evidence. Options include a certified birth certificate meeting detailed requirements, a contemporaneous hospital birth record showing United States birth, or an adoption decree showing the applicant's name and United States birthplace.
(5) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government other than an identification described in paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented together with one or more of the following:
(A) A certified birth certificate issued by a State, a unit of local government in a State, or a Tribal government which— (i) was issued by the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; (ii) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; (iii) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant; (iv) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant; (v) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on behalf of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; (vi) includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; and (vii) has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued the birth certificate.
(B) An extract from a United States hospital Record of Birth created at the time of the applicant's birth which indicates that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. (C) A final adoption decree showing the applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States.
The supporting-document options would also include specified citizenship records for people born abroad, naturalization or citizenship certificates, other federal citizenship proof issued under immigration law, and a Department of Homeland Security American Indian Card classified as KIC. These options would still require the accompanying government photo identification.
(5) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government other than an identification described in paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented together with one or more of the following:
(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a United States citizen issued by the Secretary of State. (E) A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship issued by the Federal government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. (F) An American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the classification ‘KIC’.
Registration through driver's-license applications would be subject to the new citizenship requirements and would include citizenship verification.
by striking Each State motor vehicle driver's license application and inserting Subject to the requirements under section 8(j), each State motor vehicle driver's license application
(iii) verify that the applicant is a citizen of the United States;
Applicants using the covered mail forms would have to present citizenship documents in person to the appropriate election official's office by the state's deadline for completed registration applications. If a state permits registration for federal elections at a polling place on election day and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted, applicants could instead present the documents to the appropriate election official at the polling place no later than election day. The bill separately provides the alternative-evidence and discrepancy processes described below.
An applicant who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall not be registered to vote in an election for Federal office unless— (A) the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship in person to the office of the appropriate election official not later than the deadline provided by State law for the receipt of a completed voter registration application for the election; or (B) in the case of a State which permits an individual to register to vote in an election for Federal office at a polling place on the day of the election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for the election, the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate election official at the polling place not later than the date of the election.
each State shall establish a process under which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship under paragraph (1) may, if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for Federal office, submit such other evidence
each State shall establish a process under which an applicant can provide such additional documentation to the appropriate election official of the State as may be necessary to establish that the applicant is a citizen of the United States in the event of a discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s documentary proof of United States citizenship.
State officials would have to publicize the proof requirement. Officials receiving otherwise completed mail applications would have to notify applicants of the requirement and explain how to meet it.
The chief State election official of a State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that residents of the State are aware of the requirement to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
Upon receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), the appropriate election official shall transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement to present documentary proof of United States citizenship under this subsection, and shall include in the notice instructions to enable the applicant to meet the requirement.
States, consulting with the Election Assistance Commission, would have to provide reasonable accommodations so applicants with disabilities using the covered mail forms can present citizenship documents.
Each State shall, in consultation with the Election Assistance Commission, ensure that reasonable accommodations are made to allow an individual with a disability who submits the mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission pursuant to section 9(a)(2) or a form described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) to present documentary proof of United States citizenship to the appropriate election official.
Voter registration agencies would have to receive citizenship documents and ask applicants whether they are citizens. An affirmative answer would trigger a proof requirement before providing the referenced form.
(iv) Receipt of documentary proof of United States citizenship of each applicant to register to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
ask the applicant the question, Are you a citizen of the United States? and if the applicant answers in the affirmative require documentary proof of United States citizenship prior to providing the form under subparagraph (C)
The bill would also add lack of documentary citizenship proof at registration as a new subparagraph in NVRA section 6(c)(1), and insert a citizenship qualification after “for persons” in section 7(c)(1). The surrounding provisions are not supplied, so these textual changes alone do not establish their full legal operation.
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) the person did not provide documentary proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote.
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting who are citizens of the United States after for persons.
States would have to offer applicants without the specified documents a process using other evidence and a citizenship-and-eligibility statement under penalty of perjury. A state or local official would decide whether the evidence sufficiently establishes citizenship.
Subject to any relevant guidance adopted by the Election Assistance Commission, each State shall establish a process under which an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship under paragraph (1) may, if the applicant signs an attestation under penalty of perjury that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and eligible to vote in elections for Federal office, submit such other evidence to the appropriate State or local official demonstrating that the applicant is a citizen of the United States and such official shall make a determination as to whether the applicant has sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote in elections for Federal office in the State.
An official approving an applicant through that alternative process would have to sign an affidavit. The Election Assistance Commission would develop the affidavit, including minimum standards and a requirement to explain the approval.
such determination shall be accompanied by an affidavit developed under clause (iii) signed by the official swearing or affirming the applicant sufficiently established United States citizenship for purposes of registering to vote.
The Election Assistance Commission shall develop a uniform affidavit for use by State and local officials under clause (ii), which shall— (I) include an explanation of the minimum standards required for a State or local official to register an applicant who cannot provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to vote in elections for Federal office in the State; and (II) require the official to explain the basis for registering such applicant to vote in such elections.
States would also have to establish a process allowing additional documentation to resolve discrepancies in citizenship documents, subject to relevant Election Assistance Commission guidance.
Subject to any relevant guidance adopted by the Election Assistance Commission, each State shall establish a process under which an applicant can provide such additional documentation to the appropriate election official of the State as may be necessary to establish that the applicant is a citizen of the United States in the event of a discrepancy with respect to the applicant’s documentary proof of United States citizenship.
States would have ongoing citizenship-checking duties and would have to establish a program within 30 days after enactment. Listed information sources include Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration, qualifying state identification agencies and other citizenship-confirming sources.
Each State shall take affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only United States citizens are registered to vote under the provisions of this Act, which shall include the establishment of a program described in paragraph (4) not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection.
A State may meet the requirements of paragraph (3) by establishing a program under which the State identifies individuals who are not United States citizens using information supplied by one or more of the following sources: (A) The Department of Homeland Security through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) or otherwise. (B) The Social Security Administration through the Social Security Number Verification Service, or otherwise. (C) State agencies that supply State identification cards or driver’s licenses where the agency confirms the United States citizenship status of applicants. (D) Other sources, including databases, which provide confirmation of United States citizenship status.
Federal agencies holding relevant information would have to answer state election officials' citizenship-verification requests within 24 hours, including requests for batches of information. Agencies would have to share information to respond and could not charge fees.
any head of a Federal department or agency possessing information relevant to determining the eligibility of an individual to vote in elections for Federal office shall, not later than 24 hours after receipt of such request, provide the official with such information as may be necessary to enable the official to verify that an applicant for voter registration in elections for Federal office held in the State or a registrant on the official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office held in the State is a citizen of the United States, which shall include providing the official with such batched information as may be requested by the official.
The heads of Federal departments and agencies shall share information with each other with respect to an individual who is the subject of a request received under paragraph (A) in order to enable them to respond to the request.
The head of a Federal department or agency may not charge a fee for responding to a State’s request under paragraph (A).
The bill would permit Homeland Security to respond using the referenced immigration-status verification system. This clause refers to a request under “paragraph (1),” although the information-request provision appears in paragraph (5)(A); the analysis does not assume a corrected cross-reference.
(B) Use of SAVE system The Secretary of Homeland Security may respond to a request received under paragraph (1) by using the system for the verification of immigration status under the applicable provisions of section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–7), as established pursuant to section 121(c) of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–603).
(5) Availability of information (A) In general At the request of a State election official (including a request related to a process established by a State under paragraph (2)(A) or (2)(B))
If the specified verification process determined that a noncitizen was unlawfully registered for federal elections, Homeland Security would have to investigate whether to begin immigration removal proceedings. The provision would require an investigation, not automatic removal.
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to initiate removal proceedings under section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229) if it is determined pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) that an alien (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) is unlawfully registered to vote in elections for Federal office.
New section 8(k) would require states to remove noncitizens from federal voter lists at any time upon receipt of documentation or verified information of noncitizenship. Separately, the bill would add language about documented or verified noncitizenship and registration that fails to comply with applicable state law to section 8(a)(3), and language about documented or verified noncitizenship to section 8(a)(4). It would also change the cross-reference in section 8(c)(2)(B)(i) from “(4)(A)” to “(4)(A) or (C)”. The surrounding existing provisions are not supplied, so the full effects of these separate amendments cannot be established from this text alone.
(k) Removal of noncitizens from registration rolls A State shall remove an individual who is not a citizen of the United States from the official list of eligible voters for elections for Federal office held in the State at any time upon receipt of documentation or verified information that a registrant is not a United States citizen.
(f) Requirements with respect to administration of voter registration Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking In the administration of voter registration and inserting Subject to the requirements of subsection (j), in the administration of voter registration; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (D) based on documentary proof or verified information that the registrant is not a United States citizen; or (E) the registration otherwise fails to comply with applicable State law;
(g) Clarification of authority of State To remove noncitizens from official list of eligible voters (1) In general Section 8(a)(4) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(4)) is amended— (A) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); (B) by adding or at the end of subparagraph (B); and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) documentary proof or verified information that the registrant is not a United States citizen;
(2) Conforming amendment Section 8(c)(2)(B)(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20507(c)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking (4)(A) and inserting (4)(A) or (C).
The federal mail registration form would explain the citizenship-proof requirement and provide an officials-only section recording the document type, issuance and expiration dates, issuing office and any unique identification number.
by striking (including citizenship) and inserting (including an explanation of what is required to present documentary proof of United States citizenship)
shall include a section, for use only by a State or local election official, to record the type of document the applicant presented as documentary proof of United States citizenship, including the date of issuance, the date of expiration (if any), the office which issued the document, and any unique identification number associated with the document.
The bill would add exceptions concerning evidence in criminal or immigration proceedings to existing driver's-license and mail-form provisions. The driver's-license exception expressly requires a knowing registration attempt and a knowing false eligibility declaration; the mail-form exception does not use those knowledge qualifications. The surrounding existing provisions are not supplied, limiting conclusions about the exceptions' full scope.
other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration proceeding brought against an applicant who knowingly attempts to register to vote and knowingly makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register to vote in an election for Federal office
other than as evidence in a criminal proceeding or immigration proceeding brought against an applicant who attempts to register to vote and makes a false declaration under penalty of perjury that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements to register to vote in an election for Federal office
The existing private enforcement provision would expressly include an election official's registration of an applicant who fails to present documentary citizenship proof. The supplied text does not reproduce the surrounding enforcement procedures.
(i) Private right of action Section 11(b)(1) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20510(b)(1)) is amended by striking a violation of this Act and inserting a violation of this Act, including the act of an election official who registers an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship,
The bill would add two acts to the existing criminal-penalty provision: an executive-branch officer or employee materially assisting a noncitizen's attempt to register or vote in a federal election, and registering an applicant who fails to present documentary citizenship proof. The surrounding statute is not supplied, so the complete offense elements and penalties cannot be established from these additions alone.
(j) Criminal penalties Section 12(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20511(2)) is amended
(B) in the case of an officer or employee of the executive branch, providing material assistance to a noncitizen in attempting to register to vote or vote in an election for Federal office; (C) registering an applicant to vote in an election for Federal office who fails to present documentary proof of United States citizenship; or
For states in an existing statutory exemption category, the bill would apply section 8(i) and (j) requirements unless the state adopts identical requirements by law or regulation at least 60 days before its first federal election after enactment. The supplied text does not reproduce the definition of that state category or the existing section 8(i).
Except with respect to the requirements under subsection (i) and (j) of section 8 in the case of a State described in paragraph (2), this Act does not apply to a State.
Subsections (i) and (j) of section 8 shall not apply to a State described in subsection (c)(2) if the State, by law or regulation, adopts requirements which are identical to the requirements under such subsections not later than 60 days prior to the date of the first election for Federal office which is held in the State after the date of the enactment of the SAVE Act.
Section 3 would require the Election Assistance Commission to adopt implementation guidance and send it to every state's chief election official within 10 days after enactment.
Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall adopt and transmit to the chief State election official of each State guidance with respect to the implementation of the requirements under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by section 2.
Section 4 would exempt development or modification of voter registration materials under the amended law, including application forms, from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act) shall not apply with respect to the development or modification of voter registration materials under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by section 2, including the development or modification of any voter registration application forms.
Section 5 would require Homeland Security, upon learning that someone has become a naturalized citizen, to promptly notify the chief election official of that person's state of domicile.
Upon receiving information that an individual has become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice of such information to the appropriate chief election official of the State in which such individual is domiciled.
Section 6 would preserve the ability to cast a provisional ballot and have it counted if citizenship is verified under the new section 8(j) process.
Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to supercede, restrict, or otherwise affect the ability of an individual to cast a provisional ballot in an election for Federal office or to have the ballot counted in the election if the individual is verified as a citizen of the United States pursuant to section 8(j) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (as added by section 2(f)).
Section 7 would preserve state exemptions from federal laws other than the National Voter Registration Act.
Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be construed to affect the exemption of a State from any requirement of any Federal law other than the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.).
Section 8 would make the bill and its amendments effective on enactment and apply them to registration applications submitted on or after that date.
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to applications for voter registration which are submitted on or after such date.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated August 10, 2026, records House passage by 220–208 and receipt in the Senate on April 10, 2025.
Source snapshot updated 2026-08-10T14:13:39Z. 2025-04-10: Received in the Senate.
2025-04-10: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 208 (Roll no. 102). (text: CR H1569-1571)
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Reviewed version: Engrossed in House · 2025-04-10. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified after reviewing the complete supplied House-engrossed text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials, or any provision's attachment history.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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The supplied House-engrossed text includes a limited statutory exemption connected to implementing its voter-registration requirements. Classification as a targeted exemption is not a finding of waste, improper motive, or an earmark.
Section 4 would exempt the development or modification of voter-registration materials under the amended National Voter Registration Act, including application forms, from the Paperwork Reduction Act. The exemption applies to those developing or modifying these covered materials and is tied to implementing the bill; it is not a general exemption for all election-administration activities.
Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44 (commonly referred to as the Paperwork Reduction Act) shall not apply with respect to the development or modification of voter registration materials under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.), as amended by section 2, including the development or modification of any voter registration application forms.
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