[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8888 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8888

 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security to provide information regarding voting 
                   restrictions to asylum applicants.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2024

 Mr. Gallego introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary 
     of Homeland Security to provide information regarding voting 
                   restrictions to asylum applicants.

    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 ``Voting Clarity Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING VOTING RESTRICTIONS TO 
              ASYLUM APPLICANTS.

    Section 208(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) Provision of information regarding voting 
        restrictions.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide 
        information to each alien applying for asylum under this 
        section on the restrictions on voting and the penalties for 
        voting unlawfully under Federal law, including under section 
        611 of title 18, United States Code, at the time of such 
        application. Information under this paragraph shall be provided 
        in a form and language that the alien can understand.''.
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