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H.R. 180 101st Congress House

Visually Impaired Voters Assistance Act of 1987

Official title: To require that enlarged print voting aids and ballots be made available to visually impaired voters with respect to elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 1989 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics BlindCongressional reporting requirementsElection administrationVision disordersVoting of the handicapped
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 9, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
Jan 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 3, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 9, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 180: Visually Impaired Voters Assistance Act of 1987. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-180/
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"H.R. 180: Visually Impaired Voters Assistance Act of 1987." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-180/.
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