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HR 8924 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Housing finance and home ownership Intergovernmental relations Landlord and tenant Licensing and registrations Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing State and local government operations

Our Homes, Our Votes Act

Introduced: December 9, 2020 Introduced by: García, Jesús G. "Chuy" Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Dec 9, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1121)
Dec 9, 2020
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Our Homes, Our Votes Act

This bill facilitates voter registration for residents of certain federally assisted housing for the purpose of federal elections.

Specifically, the bill requires each lease for such housing that is administered by a public housing agency (PHA) to include a voter registration application. A PHA must send any completed application to state election officials.

The bill also treats owners of federally assisted housing as voter registration agencies.

What's happening now December 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 15
RYAN, TIM
· Dec 17, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 9, 2020
Demings, Val
· Dec 9, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Dec 9, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Dec 9, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8924/
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"H.R. 8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8924/.
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H.R. 8924, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8924/.
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