HR 7706
116th Congress
House
Education
Congressional elections
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Higher education
State and local government operations
Voting rights
National Emergency Student Vote Act
Introduced: July 21, 2020
Introduced by:
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 21, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
National Emergency Student Vote Act
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with additional resources on registering to vote. In addition, IHEs must provide students who are off campus due to a public health emergency with resources on voting by mail (e.g., absentee ballot applications).
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Committees of jurisdiction
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