HR 1037 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Voter Eligibility Verification Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Beth Van Duyne R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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. 

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2025 to Nov 10, 2026; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-VABen ClineOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-NCChuck EdwardsOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-WIDerrick Van OrdenOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalFeb 5, 2025
R-FLByron DonaldsFeb 13, 2025
R-OHMichael A. RulliFeb 13, 2025
R-INRudy Yakym IIIFeb 13, 2025
R-INJefferson ShreveMar 18, 2025
R-KSDerek SchmidtApr 7, 2025
R-ALBarry MooreMay 21, 2026
R-TXBrandon GillNov 10, 2026

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

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: Article 1 Sec. 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 24, February 5, 2025, page H506.

Titles 2

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

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

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in House

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