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H.R. 1729 111th Congress House

Student VOTER Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies.

Introduced: March 26, 2009 Introduced by: Janice D. Schakowsky Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Education Education programs fundingElections, voting, political campaign regulationHigher education
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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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
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 Latest action May 14, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1125 Identical bill Student VOTER Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 25, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1729: Student VOTER Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1729/
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"H.R. 1729: Student VOTER Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1729/.
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H.R. 1729, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1729/.
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