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This bill changes U.S. immigration law so that a noncitizen who is unlawfully in the country and who votes in a federal election is treated much more seriously under immigration rules. It says that knowingly voting in a federal election while unlawfully present will be added to the list of “aggravated felonies” and will also be a specific reason for deportation. In short, the bill makes unlawful voting in federal elections a crime that carries stronger immigration penalties and can lead to removal from the United States.
- The bill adds unlawful voting in a federal election to the Immigration and Nationality Act’s list of aggravated felonies by tying it to the criminal law in 18 U.S.C. 611.
- It also amends the law to say any alien who is unlawfully present and knowingly violates 18 U.S.C. 611 is deportable.
- The change applies only when the person is unlawfully present and knowingly voted in a federal election.
- Practical effect: being charged under this rule could lead to removal and make it harder or impossible to get many immigration benefits or relief from deportation.
Official Summaries
Voter Integrity Protection Act
This bill imposes additional immigration-related penalties for non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who vote in an election for federal office.
It shall be an aggravated felony for a non-U.S. national who is unlawfully present to violate an existing prohibition against a non-U.S. national voting in a federal election. (An aggravated felony conviction carries various immigration consequences, such as rendering the non-U.S. national inadmissible, deportable, and barred from establishing good moral character for naturalization.)
A non-U.S. national who is unlawfully present and who knowingly violates the prohibition against voting in a federal election shall be deportable.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 58 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 58
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a
Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Ms. Mace) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a
Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony,
and for other purposes.
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 Integrity Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL VOTING.
(a) Aggravated Felony.--Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(V) an offense described in section 611 of title
18, United States Code, committed by an alien who is
unlawfully present in the United States.''.
(b) Deportable Offense.--Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(G) Voting offenses.--Any alien who is unlawfully
present in the United States and who knowingly commits
a violation of section 611 of title 18, United States
Code, is deportable.''.
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