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S 1125 111th Congress Senate Education Education programs funding Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Higher education

Student VOTER Act of 2009

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5825)
May 21, 2009
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 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.

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5825)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1729 Identical bill Student VOTER Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1125: Student VOTER Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1125/
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"S. 1125: Student VOTER Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1125/.
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S. 1125, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1125/.
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