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S. 4887 117th Congress Senate

Same Day Registration Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day voter registration.

Introduced: September 20, 2022 Introduced by: Amy Klobuchar Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sep 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 20, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Same Day Registration Act

This bill requires states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 65 Same Day Registration Act of 2021
  • HR 5746 Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
  • S 2093 For the People Act of 2021
  • S 2747 Freedom to Vote Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 15 Independent 2
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Sep 20, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 20, 2022
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Sep 20, 2022
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 20, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Sep 20, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 20, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 20, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 20, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 20, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 20, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4887: Same Day Registration Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4887/
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"S. 4887: Same Day Registration Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4887/.
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S. 4887, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4887/.
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