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114th Congress
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the availability of early voting or no-excuse absentee voting.
Introduced: August 5, 2015
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Aug 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to: (1) allow individuals to vote in a federal election before the date of the election through early voting or voting by mail, and (2) publicize the details of such voting.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1