3.0.0 1437 2023-01-11T13:37:34Z 2023-01-11T13:37:34Z Senate S 2017-06-26 115 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-26T22:13:30Z Federal Election Integrity Act of 2017 115 944 HR 2017-02-07 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Same Day Registration Act of 2017 115 1044 HR 2017-02-14 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Help Our Service Members and Citizens Abroad Vote Act 115 3300 HR 2017-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Servicemember Voting Protection Act 115 3343 HR 2017-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Same Day Registration Act 115 360 S 2017-02-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Protecting American Votes and Elections Act of 2018 115 3049 S 2018-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 115 12 HR 2017-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS PRIDE Voting Act 115 3116 S 2018-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2017-06-26 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2017-06-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-06-26 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-06-26 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-06-26 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-06-26 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2017-06-26 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-06-26 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2017-06-26 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-06-26 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2017-06-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2017-06-26 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-06-26 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-09-05 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2018-05-08 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2018-07-24 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-08-22 False H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-14 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Adult education and literacy Advisory bodies Census and government statistics Civil actions and liability Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional elections Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Educational facilities and institutions Election Assistance Commission Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee leave Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Higher education Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Military personnel and dependents Northern Mariana Islands Postal service Public contracts and procurement Right of privacy State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication U.S. territories and protectorates Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-06-26 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-05T21:56:10Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2017

Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to make available online voter registration.

The federal criminal code is amended to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration.

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended to require states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities.

The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must support pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register and vote at their residences.

The bill reauthorizes support for state and local governments to ensure voting access for individuals with disabilities.

States must notify individuals convicted of a criminal offense under state law, upon release or upon sentence to probation, of their right to vote in federal elections.

Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2017

This bill revises auditing requirements for voting systems.

Voting systems must use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots.

The National Science Foundation must support the study and development of accessible ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of voting for certain individuals.

With exceptions, states must audit federal election results.

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is amended to extend the guarantee of voting residency to family members of absent military personnel.

The EAC must support poll-worker recruitment and training and develop materials for a model program.

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended to prohibit a chief state election administration official, unless the official or a family member is a candidate, from taking part in political management or in a political campaign for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.

The EAC is reauthorized and its exemption from certain contracting requirements is repealed.

]]> Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Display Title Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1437is/xml/BILLS-115s1437is.xml 2017-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 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.