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S 1783 115th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations

PROVE Act

Introduced: September 7, 2017 Introduced by: Duckworth, Tammy Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sep 7, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pre-Registration Of Voters Everywhere Act or the PROVE Act

This bill requires each state to implement a process to allow an individual who has turned 16 years old to register to vote in federal elections that occur after the individual turns 18 years old.

What's happening now September 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1783: PROVE Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1783/
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"S. 1783: PROVE Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1783/.
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S. 1783, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1783/.
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