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H.R. 1037

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1037, the Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 5, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 1037 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb1037/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1037 IH: Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1037  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 5, 2025   Ms. Van Duyne  (for herself,  Mr. Nehls ,  Mr. Self ,  Mr. Cline ,  Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ,  Mr. Van Orden ,  Mr. Tiffany ,  Ms. Tenney ,  Mr. Perry ,  Mr. Edwards , and  Mr. Biggs of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an individual.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025  .
2.
Prompt release of information
Section 642(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373(c) ) is amended by inserting after  by providing the requested verification or status information  the following:  , including by providing immigration status of an individual on a list of potential voters, when requested to do so by the Attorney General of a State or the Secretary of State of a State within 15 days of receiving such a request .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025

hb1037/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/05/2025)

Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to respond within 15 days of receiving a request from certain state officials for the immigration status of an individual on a list of potential voters.

Sponsors

Rep. Elizabeth Van Duyne (R) sponsors H.R. 1037, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 10 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1037 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1037 has taken 2 actions since Feb 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 5, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 1037 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1037 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to promptly comply with State requests for information regarding the citizenship status of an individual. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1037 under Immigration, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1037’s is Immigration.

hr1037/policy-areas.txt
ImmigrationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1037, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VAN DUYNE:H.R. 1037.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Sec. 8[Page H506]

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