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FAST Voting Act

Introduced: January 3, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act or FAST Voting Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.

Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters.

Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.

What's happening now January 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 85 Related bill FAST Voting Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 6, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 97: FAST Voting Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-97/
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"H.R. 97: FAST Voting Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-97/.
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H.R. 97, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-97/.
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