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Congress·In Committee·7 months ago

House Republicans' Making American Elections Great Again Act Would Require Citizenship Proof to Vote

Also known as: Making American Elections Great Again Act

Legislative Progress

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Impact Analysis

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

State Impacts

Scores: 1 = low, 5 = highSentiment: -5 to +5 (net benefit)

Key Points

  • This bill would require a new national census to be taken immediately. Unlike current rules that count every person living in the country, this new count would specifically ask every household to check a box stating whether each person living there is a U.S. citizen.
  • The number of seats each state gets in the House of Representatives would be changed to count only U.S. citizens. This would likely change how much political power and federal funding different states receive by excluding noncitizens from the official totals used for those decisions.
  • Starting in November 2026, all voters in federal elections would be required to show both a government photo ID and legal proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a birth certificate, passport, or naturalization papers, before they can receive a ballot.
  • People who vote by mail would be required to include copies of their photo ID and proof of citizenship with their ballot. If a voter cannot provide these documents, they would only be allowed to cast a temporary ballot that would not be counted unless their citizenship is proven later.
  • The bill creates new criminal penalties for election workers who provide ballots to people without the required documents. It also makes it a crime to provide any material help to a noncitizen who is attempting to vote in a federal election.
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Milestones

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Jul 29, 2025House

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.

Jul 29, 2025

Introduced in House

Related News

2 articles
Politico·7 months ago

Trump's new census order faces massive logistical, legal hurdles

Trump's push for a mid-decade census excluding noncitizens, aligned with Greene's MAEGA Act, faces 'massive logistical, legal and political hurdles.' Experts note the Constitution requires counting 'whole persons,' and current law limits mid-decade counts to funding purposes only.

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The Census Project·7 months ago

July 2025 Census Project Update

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced H.R. 4798, the Making American Elections Great Again Act. The bill would exclude noncitizens from the apportionment base, require a new census, and compel states to redraw congressional districts based on new citizen-only data.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Making American Elections Great Again Act

Bill NumberHR 4798
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred 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.

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