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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 20, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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