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US HB4798
Bill
Status
7/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Marjorie Greene
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AI Summary
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Requires the decennial census to count only U.S. citizens, with questionnaires including a citizenship checkbox for all household members, and bases congressional apportionment exclusively on citizen population rather than total population
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Changes census timing to begin on the date of the Act's enactment and every 10 years thereafter, replacing the traditional April 1 census date, with mid-decade censuses occurring 5 years after each decennial census
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Mandates government-issued photo identification and proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections, with acceptable citizenship documents including passports, birth certificates, naturalization certificates, and military records
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Allows individuals without required identification to cast provisional ballots, which can only be counted if citizenship is subsequently verified by election officials
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Establishes criminal penalties for providing material assistance to noncitizens attempting to vote or for giving ballots to individuals who fail to present required identification, effective for elections beginning November 2026
Legislative Description
Making American Elections Great Again Act
Government operations and politics
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
7/29/2025