S 621
116th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations
PROVE Act
Introduced: February 28, 2019
Introduced by:
Duckworth, Tammy
Democratic
· Illinois
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere Act or the PROVE Act
This bill requires each state to implement a preregistration process under which individuals age 16 or older may apply to register to vote in federal elections. States must ensure that eligible preregistered individuals are registered to vote in elections held on or after the date the individual turns age 18.
The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
1