H.R. 8078: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC-6)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: March 25, 2026
Last Action: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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. (March 25, 2026)
Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
This bill massively expands automatic voter registration, including to agencies like universities, which don't rigorously check alien status. Further, the bill explicitly states that an individual shall not be adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning immigration status or naturalization, nor prosecuted, if they are not eligible to vote but are automatically registered. Further, it prohibits states from requiring notaries for mail-in voting, severly limits voter purges (which would include illegal aliens), and requires USCIS to automatically transmit the data of individuals who have completed the naturalization process directly to state election officials.
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) (March 26, 2026)
Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI-1) (April 14, 2026)