H.R. 5707

[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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