3.0.0 5779 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z House HR 2016-07-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania:H.R. 5779.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The authority for the introduction of this bill is ArticleI, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5012]]]> hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee House Standing hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2016-09-30T15:40:47Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:02:20Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2016-07-14T13:02:15Z Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 114 3252 S 2016-07-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5168-5169) Identical bill CRS 2016-09-30 hssy15 Research and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hssy00 Science, Space, and Technology Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 N C000537 Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] JAMES CLYBURN D SC E. 6 2016-09-28 False H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 2016-09-28 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2016-09-28 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 46 2016-09-28 False Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2016-09-28 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2016-09-28 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-09-28 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2016-09-28 False B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 13 2016-12-08 False Government Operations and Politics Citizenship and naturalization Civil actions and liability Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Immigration status and procedures State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in House 2016-11-09T22:39:20Z Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016

This bill requires the chief state election official of each state to establish and operate a system of automatic registration for the registration of eligible individuals to vote for elections for federal office in the state.

The chief state election official shall ensure that all individuals who are eligible to be, but are not currently, registered to vote in federal elections in the state is promptly registered to vote, unless the individual declines registration by providing appropriate notice.

Each contributing agency in a state, including the state motor vehicle authority, shall assist the state's chief election official in registering to vote all eligible individuals the agency serves.

For each individual already listed in a contributing agency's records, and for whom the agency retains specified personal information, the agency shall promptly transmit that information to the appropriate state election official.

No individual shall be prosecuted under any federal law, or adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning immigration status or naturalization, or by an allegation in any legal proceeding that an individual who is not a U.S. citizen is removable or inadmissible:

  • for notifying an election official of the individual's automatic registration;
  • on the grounds that the individual is not an eligible voter and has been automatically registered to vote under this bill; or
  • because the individual has been automatically registered to vote at the incorrect address.

The bill allows correction of registration information at the polling place.

Each state shall ensure that application for or any update to voter registration can be done online.

The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to each eligible state to assist it in implementing this bill.

]]> Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 Display Title Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5779ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5779ih.xml 2016-09-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.