The Committee on House Administration advanced a bill to require proof of citizenship to vote that was backed by Speaker Mike Johnson, left, and former President Trump, right. (Getty Images)
The legislation would require states to obtain documentary proof of citizenship in order for a person to register to vote in federal elections, while also mandating that they purge noncitizens from existing voter rolls.
It would also empower citizens to bring civil lawsuits against election officials who they believe are not enforcing or upholding the citizenship requirement.
Johnson first unveiled the bill during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, alongside the former president.
He reiterated his support for it during another high-level media event at the U.S. Capitol just weeks later. Roy was in attendance along with the bill's lead in the Senate, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, as well as former Trump administration officials Stephen Miller and Hogan Gidley.
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Committee Chairman Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., celebrated the bill's passage through his panel (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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But conservative groups have lined up in support of the bill, including Honest Elections Project Action – whose executive director Jason Snead said it would "promote election integrity."
"Requiring proof of citizenship to register and vote is a no-brainer policy for any democracy," Snead told Fox News Digital. "Americans deserve to know their elections are free of foreign influence."
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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