# 117-hr-8222: To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State, and for other purposes.

117-hr-8222, To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8222
- Congress: 117
- Title: To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to eliminate reliance on the change of address information provided by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of removing ineligible voters from the official list of voters in a State, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2022-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill revises requirements related to voter removal programs. Currently, each state must conduct a general program that makes a reasonable effort to remove the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters by reason of (1) the death of the voter, or (2) a change in the residence of the voter. A state may meet this requirement by establishing a program under which change-of-address information is provided by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). This bill removes the ability of states to rely on this change-of-address information provided by the USPS for the purpose of removing the names of ineligible voters from the official lists of eligible voters.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8222 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8222)

## Related
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- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-9557: To prohibit the government of the District of Columbia from using Federal funds…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9557)
- [117-hjres-102: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-102)
- [117-hr-8913: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8913)
- [117-hr-8223: Citizen Ballot Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8223)
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