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SRES 572 112th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidays Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Voting rights

A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".

Introduced: September 20, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2012
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6555-6556)
Sep 20, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates September 2012 as the National Month of Voter Registration.

Calls on state and local election officials to conduct public outreach and take affirmative steps to encourage voter registration.

Encourages states to be fully compliant with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and other federal voting rights laws as election day approaches.

What's happening now September 20, 2012

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6555-6556)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 758 Related bill Designating a "National Month of Voter Registration".
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 20, 2012
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 20, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 572: A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-572/
MLA
"S. Res. 572: A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-572/.
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S. Res. 572, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-572/.
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