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Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017

Introduced: June 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3490-3491)
Jun 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017

This bill directs the chief election official of each state to establish and operate an automatic voter registration system for federal elections. The system shall obtain information about eligible voters from contributing state agencies, including all agencies required by federal law to provide voter registration services. The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to assist states in implementing the bill.

What's happening now June 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3490-3491)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1880 Related bill We the People Democracy Reform Act of 2017
  • HR 2876 Identical bill Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Aug 16, 2018
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jul 24, 2018
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2018
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2018
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Dec 7, 2017
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Sep 12, 2017
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 21, 2017
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 14, 2017
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 14, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1353: Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1353/
MLA
"S. 1353: Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1353/.
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S. 1353, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1353/.
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