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HR 1546 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public transit State and local government operations

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal office.

Introduced: March 5, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 5, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2342)
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires each state to allow individuals to vote in an election for federal office during an early voting period. Individuals voting early must be allowed to vote in the same manner as individuals voting on the day of the election.

What's happening now March 5, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 1 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • S 549 Related bill Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
  • S 949 Related bill For the People Act of 2019
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 1275 Related bill Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 1, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 8, 2019
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 6, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 5, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1546: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal office.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1546/
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"H.R. 1546: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal office.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1546/.
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H.R. 1546, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1546/.
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