3.0.0 2941 2023-01-11T13:48:31Z 2023-01-11T13:48:31Z House HR 2021-04-30 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 75 (Friday, April 30, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 2941.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII.[Page H2135]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2021-04-30T13:02:05Z Accessible Voting Act of 2021 117 1470 S 2021-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Identical bill CRS 2021-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2021-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2021-04-30 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2021-05-12 False M001206 Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] Joseph Morelle D NY D. 25 2021-05-12 False D000627 Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] Val Demings D FL Butler 10 2021-05-12 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2021-05-12 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2021-11-17 False Government Operations and Politics Age discrimination Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Computer security and identity theft Disability and health-based discrimination Election Assistance Commission Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Federal-Indian relations Foreign language and bilingual programs Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Homelessness and emergency shelter Intergovernmental relations State and local finance State and local government operations Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-04-30 Introduced in House 2022-02-28T13:34:14Z Accessible Voting Act of 2021

This bill addresses voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals.

First, the bill establishes the Office of Accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The office must serve as the advocate on behalf of voters with access needs, ensure state and local election officials are maintaining voting systems that meet Department of Justice accessibility standards, and make payments to states to implement the accessibility requirements outlined by the bill.

In addition, the office must establish and operate a National Resource Center on Accessible Voting to provide state and local election officials, poll workers, and volunteers with the information and technical assistance needed to provide accessible voting. The office must also work with state and local election officials to collect data and administer a public national voter accessibility website.

The bill requires each state to (1) ensure election websites are accessible and meet specified requirements, (2) designate a single office to provide information on federal elections to individuals with disabilities and older individuals, (3) notify the public of changes to voting practices, (4) expand access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse mail-in absentee voting in federal elections, and (5) ensure all polling places and voter drop boxes are accessible.

The EAC must coordinate with specified agencies to make grants to eligible entities to study, test, and develop accessible voting options.

The bill also permanently reauthorizes and expands a Department of Health and Human Services grant program for increasing accessibility to polling places.

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