 This GOP-sponsored bill seeks to mandate proof of U.S. citizenship for all federal elections in an effort to prevent non-citizens from voting. Bill-sponsored GOP Congressman Chip Roy of Texas says his bill has solid backing from his fellow Republican colleagues. We are united behind a simple notion that I think at least 81% of Americans, maybe as high as 87%, depending on which poll you look at, believe in a simple concept that only American citizens should vote in American elections.