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Half of Republicans say they don't know what is actually in the legislation. That is hardly indicative that "the public wants it", vs agreeing, in principle. that only citizens should be allowed to vote.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house...

The actual bill.

SEC. 2. ENSURING ONLY CITIZENS ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE. (a) Definition Of Documentary Proof Of United States Citizenship.—Section 3 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20502) is amended— (1) by striking “As used” and inserting “(a) In General.—As used”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Documentary Proof Of United States Citizenship.—As used in this Act, the term ‘documentary proof of United States citizenship’ means, with respect to an applicant for voter registration, any of the following: “(1) 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. “(2) A valid United States passport. “(3) 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. “(4) 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. “(5) A valid government-issued photo identification card issued by a Federal, State or Tribal government other than an identification described in paragraphs (1) through (4), but only if presented together with one or more of the following: “(A) 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 “(vii) has the seal of the State, unit of local government, or Tribal government that issued the birth certificate. “(B) 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. “(C) A final adoption decree showing the applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place of birth was in the United States. “(D) 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. “(E) 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. “(F) An American Indian Card issued by the Department of Homeland Security with the classification ‘KIC’.”. (b) In General.—Section 4 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20503) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “subsection (b)” and inserting “subsection (c)”; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: “(b) Requiring Applicants To Present Documentary Proof Of United States Citizenship.—Under any method of voter registration in a State, the State shall not accept and process an application to register to vote in an election for Federal office unless the applicant presents documentary proof of United States citizenship with the application.”.

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