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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5825)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5825)
Committees of jurisdiction
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