S 550
116th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local government operations
Register America to Vote Act
Introduced: February 25, 2019
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Register America to Vote Act
This bill directs each state that has a voter registration requirement for federal elections to automatically register eligible individuals when they turn 18 years old. States that do not implement automatic registration must permit eligible individuals to register and vote on the day of a federal election.
The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to states to implement automatic voter registration and improve election security systems related to voter registration.
The bill revises the procedure for voting following a registered voter's failure to return a change of address card.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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