HR 1398
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Computer security and identity theft
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Natural disasters
Performance measurement
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Voting rights
FAST Voting Act of 2017
Introduced: March 7, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2017 or the FAST Voting Act of 2017
This bill requires the Election Assistance Commission to award grants, on a competitive basis, to states to: (1) improve voter participation, such as by providing flexible registration opportunities, early voting, or absentee voting; (2) improve voting system security, such as by providing voting machines that are less than 10 years old, updating voting equipment to provide a verifiable paper trail at polling places, or implementing strong chain of custody procedures for voting equipment and paper records; and (3) implement automatic voter registration.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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