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HR 6183 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Election Assistance Commission Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government studies and investigations Political parties and affiliation

Voting Access Act

Introduced: March 10, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 10, 2020
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Voting Access Act

This bill requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish national standards and conduct studies relating to federal elections.

Specifically, the EAC must establish national standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. Among other things, such standards must include a requirement that no individual shall be required to wait longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place.

The bill requires each state to comply with the national standards established by the EAC.

Additionally, the EAC must study (1) instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office, and (2) instances of states purging their official voter registration lists to automatically remove individuals who do not vote.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2020
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 4, 2020
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Sep 4, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 4, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 4, 2020
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6183: Voting Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6183/
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"H.R. 6183: Voting Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6183/.
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H.R. 6183, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6183/.
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