3.0.0 549 2022-11-01T16:32:53Z 2022-11-01T16:32:53Z Senate S 2019-02-25 116 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-25T23:39:23Z Same Day Registration Act of 2019 116 93 HR 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS America Votes Act of 2019 116 650 HR 2019-01-17 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Next Generation Votes Act 116 734 HR 2019-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes. 116 1438 HR 2019-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Alice Paul Voter Protection Act 116 1451 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit voter caging and other questionable challenges. 116 1460 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Know Your Polling Place Act 116 1504 HR 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Count the Vote Act 116 1513 HR 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Election Official Integrity Act of 2019 116 1535 HR 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal office. 116 1546 HR 2019-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Disability Voting Rights Act 116 1573 HR 2019-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019 116 3281 HR 2019-06-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. 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. Identical bill CRS 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 Same Day Registration Act 116 624 S 2019-02-28 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 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2019 116 1834 S 2019-06-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Postage Free Ballot Act 116 1631 HR 2019-03-07 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. Related bill CRS To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration. 116 8941 HR 2020-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-02-25 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2019-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-02-25 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-02-25 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-02-25 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-02-25 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-02-25 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-02-25 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-02-25 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-02-25 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2020-07-22 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-08-12 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2020-08-12 False Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Administrative remedies American Samoa Caribbean area Citizenship and naturalization Civil actions and liability Commemorative events and holidays Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional elections Congressional oversight Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Commerce Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disability and paralysis Election Assistance Commission Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee leave 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 Guam Higher education Immigration status and procedures Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents Northern Mariana Islands Political advertising Postal service Public contracts and procurement Puerto Rico Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations U.S. Postal Service U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-30T22:00:17Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

This bill addresses access to voting, including by

  • requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18;
  • prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting;
  • requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits;
  • requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions;
  • making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training;
  • prohibiting certain political activities by a state's chief state election administration official;
  • making grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of the results of elections; and
  • permanently reauthorizing the Election Assistance Commission.
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