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HR 6036 97th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Aged in politics Architecture and the disabled Disabled Election administration Social Welfare Voter registration Voting Voting of the elderly Voting of the handicapped

Voting Rights for the Handicapped and the Elderly Act

Introduced: April 1, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 1982
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Apr 1, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Voting Rights for the Handicapped and the Elderly Act - Directs the Attorney General to promulgate guidelines to assure that registration and polling place facilities used for Federal elections are readily accessible to handicapped and elderly individuals. Sets forth minimum requirements for these guidelines.

Requires States to make available registration and voting aids for handicapped and elderly individuals in Federal elections.

Authorizes the Attorney General and aggrieved persons to bring actions in Federal court to enforce this Act.

What's happening now April 1, 1982

Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 13, 1982
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 29, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6036: Voting Rights for the Handicapped and the Elderly Act. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6036/
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"H.R. 6036: Voting Rights for the Handicapped and the Elderly Act." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6036/.
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H.R. 6036, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6036/.
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