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HR 1438 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation State and local government operations

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.

What's happening now February 28, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 7
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 549 Related bill Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
  • S 624 Related bill Same Day Registration Act
  • S 949 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 7427 Related bill ACCESS Act
  • HR 1275 Related bill Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
  • HR 93 Related bill Same Day Registration Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 25, 2019
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 6, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 4, 2019
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 4, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 4, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 4, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 28, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 28, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1438: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1438/
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"H.R. 1438: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1438/.
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H.R. 1438, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1438/.
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[H.R. 1438: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1438/)
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