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S. 3969 117th Congress Senate

PAVA Program Inclusion Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy syste… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 30, 2022 Introduced by: Ben Ray Luján Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Disability assistanceElections, voting, political campaign regulationIndian social and development programsNorthern Mariana IslandsU.S. territories and protectorates
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-182.
Sep 30, 2022
Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2022
Presented to President.
Sep 29, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 29, 2022
On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H8230)
Sep 29, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
Sep 29, 2022
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Sep 29, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 3969.
Sep 29, 2022
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Sep 29, 2022
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1396. (consideration: CR H8230-8235)
Sep 28, 2022
Rule H. Res. 1396 passed House.
Sep 28, 2022
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Mar 31, 2022
Held at the desk.
Mar 31, 2022
Received in the House.
Mar 31, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)
Mar 30, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)
Mar 30, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 30, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-182.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) program grants to the protection and advocacy systems of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7326 Identical bill PAVA Inclusion Act
  • HRES 1396 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through ad…
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
Blunt, Roy
· Mar 30, 2022
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 30, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3969: PAVA Program Inclusion Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3969/
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"S. 3969: PAVA Program Inclusion Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3969/.
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S. 3969, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3969/.
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