HR 1729
111th Congress
House
Education
Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Higher education
Student VOTER Act of 2009
Introduced: March 26, 2009
Introduced by:
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 26, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2009 or the Student VOTER Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections.
Requires such schools to provide mail voter registration application forms to students registering to enroll in their courses.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1