Trump-Reagan Election Enforcement Act

Lauren Boebert

Republican · CO · Representative

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-07-23

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would reduce federal highway funding to states that don't require proof of citizenship when people register to vote in federal elections. States would need to implement citizenship verification rules or face penalties to their transportation budgets, which fund road and bridge projects. The measure links voting registration requirements to highway funding, affecting both state governments and their ability to maintain and build transportation infrastructure.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9897 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9897 To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold apportioned surface transportation funding from a State if such State fails to enact certain requirements for proof of citizenship for individuals to register to vote in Federal elections, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2026 Ms. Boebert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold apportioned surface transportation funding from a State if such State fails to enact certain requirements for proof of citizenship for individuals to register to vote in Federal elections, and for other purposes. 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 ``Trump-Reagan Election Enforcement Act''. SEC. 2. WITHHOLDING OF FEDERAL FUNDS. (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 180. Election requirements ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year that begins after fiscal year 2026, and an additional 5 percent each fiscal year thereafter, if the State does not have laws in effect as described in subsection (b). ``(b) Enacted Laws Required.--The laws described in this subsection are as follows: ``(1) The State may not accept or process an application to register to vote in a Federal election unless the applicant presents documentary proof of U.S. citizenship with one of the following: ``(A) A form of identification issued consistent with the requirements of the REAL ID Act of 2005 that indicates the applicant is a citizen of the United States. ``(B) A valid United States passport. ``(C) The applicant's official United States military identification card, together with a United States military record of service showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. ``(D) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government showing that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. ``(E) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government other than an identification described in subparagraphs (A) through (D), but only if presented together with one or more of the following: ``(i) A certified birth certificate issued by a State, a unit of local government in a State, or a Tribal government which-- ``(I) was issued by the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; ``(II) was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; ``(III) includes the full name, date of birth, and place of birth of the applicant; ``(IV) lists the full names of one or both of the parents of the applicant; ``(V) has the signature of an individual who is authorized to sign birth certificates on behalf of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government in which the applicant was born; ``(VI) includes the date that the certificate was filed with the office responsible for keeping vital records in the State; and has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued the birth certificate. ``(ii) An extract from a United States hospital Record of Birth created at the time of the…

applicant's birth which indicates that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. ``(iii) A final adoption decree showing the applicant's name and that the applicant's place of birth was in the United States. ``(iv) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a citizen of the United States or a certification of the applicant's Report of Birth of a United States citizen issued by the Secretary of State. ``(v) A Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security or any other document or method of proof of United States citizenship issued by the Federal Government pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. ``(vi) An American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the classification `KIC'. ``(2) The State shall have established an alternative process under which an applicant who is not able to meet the requirements of the law described in paragraph (1) may submit evidence to demonstrate U.S. citizenship. ``(3) The State shall require affirmative steps on an ongoing basis to ensure that only U.S. citizens are registered to vote, which shall include establishing a program to identify individuals who are not U.S. citizens. ``(4) The States shall require individuals who submit a mail voter registration application to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person to the office of the appropriate election official not later than the deadline provided by State law for the receipt of a completed voter registration application for the election. Upon receiving an otherwise completed mail voter registration application form prescribed by the Election Assistance Commission, the appropriate election official shall transmit a notice to the applicant of the requirement to present documentary proof of United States citizenship and shall include in the notice instructions to enable the applicant to meet the requirement. ``(5) The State shall remove noncitizens from official lists of eligible voters. ``(6) The states shall permit the private right of action against an election official who registers an applicant to vote in a Federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship. ``(7) The State shall establish criminal penalties for registering an applicant to vote in a Federal election who fails to present documentary proof of U.S. citizenship.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``180. Election requirements.''. <all>

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