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HR 7359 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Adult education and literacy Correctional facilities and imprisonment Detention of persons Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Licensing and registrations Voting rights

Voter Information and Access Act of 2018

Introduced: December 20, 2018 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2018
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Voter Information and Access Act of 2018

This bill expands the uses of certain Department of Justice (DOJ) grant funds to include voting restoration and voter registration education for persons in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities.

DOJ is authorized to make grants to states and units of local government to: (1) install polling places in jails for use by detained persons eligible to vote; (2) provide absentee ballots to detained persons eligible to vote; and (3) provide counseling, education, and information services on voting restoration and voter registration in prisons.

What's happening now December 20, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 20, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 20, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7359/
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"H.R. 7359: Voter Information and Access Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7359/.
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H.R. 7359, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7359/.
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