119-hr5707

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5707 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5707

 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a 
 State from removing the name of any registrant from the official list 
of voters eligible to vote in elections for Federal office in the State 
 unless the State verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable 
 evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in such elections.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 8, 2025

 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Ms. Brown, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
Fields, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Titus, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Goldman of 
 New York, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Lois Frankel of 
Florida, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Larson of 
 Connecticut, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. 
 DeGette, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Carson) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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 A BILL

 To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a 
 State from removing the name of any registrant from the official list 
of voters eligible to vote in elections for Federal office in the State 
 unless the State verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable 
 evidence, that the registrant is ineligible to vote in such elections.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Purge Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS FOR REMOVAL OF VOTERS FROM LIST OF REGISTERED 
 VOTERS.

    (a) Conditions Described.--The National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

section 8 
the following new section:

``

SEC. 8A. CONDITIONS FOR REMOVAL OF VOTERS FROM OFFICIAL LIST OF 
 REGISTERED VOTERS.

 ``

    (a) Verification on Basis of Objective and Reliable Evidence of 
Ineligibility.--
 ``

    (1) Requiring verification.--Notwithstanding any other 
 provision of this Act, a State may not remove the name of any 
 registrant from the official list of voters eligible to vote in 
 elections for Federal office in the State unless the State 
 verifies, on the basis of objective and reliable evidence, that 
 the registrant is ineligible to vote in such elections.
 ``

    (2) Factors not considered as objective and reliable 
 evidence of ineligibility.--For purposes of paragraph

    (1) , the 
 following factors, or any combination thereof, shall not be 
 treated as objective and reliable evidence of a registrant's 
 ineligibility to vote:
 ``
        (A) The failure of the registrant to vote in any 
 election.
 ``
        (B) The failure of the registrant to respond to 
 any notice sent under 

section 8
            (d) , unless the notice 
 has been returned as undeliverable.
 ``
            (C) The failure of the registrant to take any 
 other action with respect to voting in any election or 
 with respect to the registrant's status as a 
 registrant.
 ``

    (b) Notice After Removal.--
 ``

    (1) Notice to individual removed.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Not later than 48 hours after a 
 State removes the name of a registrant from the 
 official list of eligible voters for any reason, the 
 State shall send notice of the removal to the former 
 registrant, and shall include in the notice the grounds 
 for the removal and information on how the former 
 registrant may contest the removal or be reinstated, 
 including a telephone number for the appropriate 
 election official.
 ``
        (B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph
        (A) does not apply 
 in the case of a registrant--
 ``
            (i) who sends written confirmation to the 
 State that the registrant is no longer eligible 
 to vote in the registrar's jurisdiction in 
 which the registrant was registered; or
 ``
            (ii) who is removed from the official 
 list of eligible voters by reason of the death 
 of the registrant.
 ``

    (2) Public notice.--Not later than 48 hours after 
 conducting any general program to remove the names of 
 ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters (as 
 described in 

section 8

    (a)

    (4) ), the State shall disseminate a 
 public notice through such methods as may be reasonable to 
 reach the general public (including by publishing the notice in 
 a newspaper of wide circulation or posting the notice on the 
 websites of the appropriate election officials) that list 
 maintenance is taking place and that registrants should check 
 their registration status to ensure no errors or mistakes have 
 been made. The State shall ensure that the public notice 
 disseminated under this paragraph is in a format that is 
 reasonably convenient and accessible to voters with 
 disabilities, including voters who have low vision or are 
 blind.''.

    (b) Conditions for Transmission of Notices of Removal.--

Section 8
            (d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20507
            (d) ) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
 ``

    (4) A State may not transmit a notice to a registrant 
 under this subsection unless the State obtains objective and 
 reliable evidence (in accordance with the standards for such 
 evidence which are described in 

section 8A

    (a)

    (2) ) that the 
 registrant has changed residence to a place outside the 
 registrar's jurisdiction in which the registrant is 
 registered.''.
            (c) Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) National voter registration act of 1993.--

Section 8

    (a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 20507

    (a) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``provide'' and 
 inserting ``subject to 

section 8A, provide''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``conduct'' and 
 inserting ``subject to 

section 8A, conduct''.

    (2) Help america vote act of 2002.--

Section 303

    (a)

    (4)
        (A) of 
 the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083

    (a)

    (4)
        (A) ) is 
 amended by striking ``, registrants'' and inserting ``, and 
 subject to 

section 8A of such Act, registrants''.
            (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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