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Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

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

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.