HR 8223 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Citizen Ballot Protection Act

Introduced Jun 24, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Gary J. Palmer R-AL

Latest action · Jun 24, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 24, 2022
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Citizen Ballot Protection Act

This bill allows a state to include on its mail voter registration application form a requirement that the applicant provide proof of U.S. citizenship.

Cosponsors 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2022 to Jul 26, 2022; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-FL	Carlos A. Gimenez	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-LA	Clay Higgins	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-TX	Jake Ellzey	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-MI	Lisa C. McClain	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-OH	Mike Carey	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-IL	Rodney Davis	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-FL	Scott Franklin	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Jun 24, 2022
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jul 5, 2022
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jul 7, 2022
R-NC	Ted Budd		Jul 7, 2022
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jul 13, 2022
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup		Jul 13, 2022
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Jul 13, 2022
R-IL	Mike Bost		Jul 13, 2022
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Jul 13, 2022
R-SC	Ralph Norman		Jul 13, 2022
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube		Jul 13, 2022
R-SC	William R. Timmons IV		Jul 13, 2022
R-AZ	Debbie Lesko		Jul 15, 2022
R-TX	Brian Babin		Jul 20, 2022
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Jul 26, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred Jun 24, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 24, 2022Introduced in House
Jun 24, 2022Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 108, June 24, 2022, page H5919.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R48735	Federal Voter Eligibility and Voter Registration: Overview and Issues for Congress	Report	Nov 21, 2025

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 4316	Citizen Ballot Protection Act	Reintroduced Bill	Feb 13, 2024
HR 8528	ACE Act	Related bill	Nov 1, 2022

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a State to include as part of the mail voter registration form a requirement that applicants provide proof of citizenship, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Citizen Ballot Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 24, 2022Introduced in House

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