Overview
- The House teed up a floor vote Wednesday after the Rules Committee advanced the bill, with GOP leaders predicting passage.
- The proposal would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and a government‑issued photo ID that shows citizenship to cast a ballot.
- The bill adds enforcement measures including criminal penalties for officials who register voters without required documents, state–federal data sharing to verify citizenship, and directives to clear noncitizens from rolls.
- President Trump has pressed Republicans to back the measure as an election‑integrity priority, while Democrats and voting‑rights groups warn it would block eligible voters, citing research that about 21 million lack ready citizenship papers and 2.6 million lack government photo ID, with added hurdles for young voters, voters of color and many married women.
- Senate prospects remain dim as leaders reject changing filibuster rules, at least one Republican senator (Lisa Murkowski) objects on constitutional and timing grounds, and experts note documented noncitizen voting is exceedingly rare.