3.0.0 1573 2022-11-01T17:17:25Z 2022-11-01T17:17:25Z House HR 2019-03-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 1573.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2505]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-03-06T15:03:35Z For the People Act of 2019 116 1 HR 2019-03-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. Related bill CRS Nonpartisan Bill For the People Act of 2019 116 1612 HR 2019-04-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 116 549 S 2019-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2019 116 949 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 116 1275 HR 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS 2019-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2019-03-06 True L000588 Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] Conor Lamb D PA 17 2019-03-14 False W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-01-24 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-11-16 False Government Operations and Politics Disability and health-based discrimination Disability and paralysis Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives State and local government operations Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-03-06 Introduced in House 2021-01-28T19:19:58Z Disability Voting Rights Act

This bill requires each state to allow individuals with disabilities to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot in federal elections.

Among other things, each state must

  • accept and process any otherwise valid voter registration and absentee ballot applications from individuals with disabilities if such applications are received within 30 days of the federal election;
  • establish procedures for individuals with disabilities to request, and for the state to send, voter registration and absentee ballot applications by mail and through electronic means;
  • create procedures for securely transmitting blank absentee ballots by mail and through electronic means to individuals with disabilities;
  • designate a single office to provide information on voter registration and absentee ballot procedures for individuals with disabilities; and
  • specify a means of electronic communication for individuals with disabilities to request, and for the state to send, voter registration and absentee ballot applications.

Further, each state must transmit a validly requested absentee ballot to an individual with a disability within 45 days of an election. However, the bill establishes a procedure for a state to apply to the Department of Justice for a waiver of this requirement.

The bill also permanently reauthorizes and expands a program under which the Department of Health and Human Services makes payments to eligible states and units of local government to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities.

]]> Disability Voting Rights Act Display Title Disability Voting Rights Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Disability Voting Rights Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1573ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1573ih.xml 2019-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on House 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.