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H.R. 1275 116th Congress House

Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

Official title: To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 22, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

This bill addresses access to voting, including by

  • requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18;
  • prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting;
  • requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits;
  • requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions;
  • making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training;
  • prohibiting certain political activities by a state's chief state election administration official;
  • making grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of the results of elections; and
  • permanently reauthorizing the Election Assistance Commission.
 Related & companion bills 18
  • S 549 Identical bill Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
  • HR 1 For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 1438 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and …
  • HR 1451 Alice Paul Voter Protection Act
  • HR 1460 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit voter caging and other questionable challenges.
  • HR 1504 Know Your Polling Place Act
  • HR 1513 Count the Vote Act
  • HR 1535 Election Official Integrity Act of 2019
  • HR 1546 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal offi…
  • HR 1573 Disability Voting Rights Act
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  • HR 3281 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019
  • S 624 Same Day Registration Act
  • S 949 For the People Act of 2019
  • S 1834 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019
  • HR 93 Same Day Registration Act of 2019
  • HR 650 America Votes Act of 2019
  • HR 734 Next Generation Votes Act
  • HR 8941 To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Sep 10, 2019
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 28, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 22, 2019
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 14, 2019
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 14, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1275: Voter Empowerment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1275/
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