S 3206
116th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Age discrimination
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Disability and health-based discrimination
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Federal officials
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Voting rights
Accessible Voting Act of 2020
Introduced: January 16, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 16, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Accessible Voting Act of 2020
This bill increases voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, including by establishing an office of accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission, requiring states to expand access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse mail-in absentee voting in federal elections, and permanently reauthorizing and expanding a grant program for increasing accessibility to polling places.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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