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H.R. 860 117th Congress House

You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2021

Official title: To require States to obtain information from Social Security Administration on deaths for purposes of voter registration list maintenance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 5, 2021 Introduced by: Brian Babin Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Feb 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Feb 5, 2021
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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.
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 Latest action February 8, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2021

This bill requires each state, in order to receive certain education and transportation funds, to annually certify that the state has an agreement with the Social Security Administration to share death information for the purpose of removing the names of ineligible voters from the official list of eligible voters.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 10
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Mar 16, 2021
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Feb 24, 2021
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Feb 24, 2021
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 24, 2021
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 5, 2021
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 5, 2021
Duncan, Jeff
· Feb 5, 2021
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Joyce, John
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2021
Keller, Fred
· Feb 5, 2021
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Feb 5, 2021
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2021
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 5, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 860: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-860/
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"H.R. 860: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-860/.
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H.R. 860, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-860/.
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