Voter Integrity Protection Act (H.R. 37; 117th Congress)

117th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony, and for other purposes.

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

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony, 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 “Voter Integrity Protection Act”.

SEC. 2. UNLAWFUL VOTING.

 * (a) Aggravated Felony.—Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)) is amended—


 * (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking “and” at the end;


 * (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and


 * (3) by adding at the end the following:


 * “(V) an offense described in section 611 of title 18, United States Code, committed by an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States.”.


 * (b) Deportable Offense.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:


 * “(G) VOTING OFFENSES.—Any alien who is unlawfully present in the United States and who knowingly commits a violation of section 611 of title 18, United States Code, is deportable.”.