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H.R. 9727 118th Congress House

Voter Empowerment Act of 2024

Official title: To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 22, 2024 Introduced by: James E. Clyburn Democratic · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Sep 20, 2024
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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 September 20, 2024

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Accountability, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12
D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 22, 2024
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 22, 2024
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 22, 2024
 D
McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Oct 22, 2024
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Oct 22, 2024
Sarbanes, John
· Oct 22, 2024
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 22, 2024
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 22, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9727: Voter Empowerment Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9727/
MLA
"H.R. 9727: Voter Empowerment Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9727/.
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H.R. 9727, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9727/.
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[H.R. 9727: Voter Empowerment Act of 2024](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-9727/)
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