HR 3619
100th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Blind
Disabled
Election administration
Vision disorders
Voting
Voting of the handicapped
Visually Impaired Voters Assistance Act of 1987
Introduced: November 9, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Nov 9, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Visually Impaired Voters Assistance Act of 1987 - Requires each State to make enlarged print voting aids and ballots available to visually impaired voters in Federal elections. Requires the chief election officer of each State to provide public notice, adapted to reach visually impaired voters, of the availability of materials under this Act.
Directs the Federal Election Commission to report to the Congress, not later than one year after enactment of this Act, on the voting aids available to blind voters with respect to Federal elections in each State.
What's happening now
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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