Homeland Security must report new citizens to the states
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Homeland Security must report new citizens to the states
The document says “shall”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“Upon receiving information that an individual has become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice of such information to the appropriate chief election official of the State in which such individual is domiciled.”
The duty runs to the state where the new citizen lives. The Act does not say what the state official is to do with the notice.
What the document actually says
“Upon receiving information that an individual has become a naturalized citizen of the United States, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall promptly provide notice of such information to the appropriate chief election official of the State in which such individual is domiciled.”
That sentence, in plain words
A person becomes a citizen. Homeland Security hears of it. It must pass the word to their state. It must do so fast.
What this is about
People who become citizens can vote. States may hold old records saying they could not. This bill tells Homeland Security to pass the news on. It must do so quickly. The bill does not say how many days that means.
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SAVE Act, H.R. 22, 119th Congress (Engrossed in House, 2025), sec. 5. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr22eh/html/BILLS-119hr22eh.htm
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“Homeland Security must report new citizens to the states,” SAVE Act, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/save-act/proposal/sec05-dhs-notify/ (retrieved October 7, 2026).
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