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2025-12-05T08:00:21Z
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HR
2024-02-15
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7389
[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 7389.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To increase voting accessibility for individuals withdisabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.[Page H680]
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Committee on House Administration
House
Standing
  - Referred To
2024-02-15T15:00:10Z

- Accessible Voting Act of 2024
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3748
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2024-02-07
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2024-02-15
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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Committee on House Administration
- 2024-02-15
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PA
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Dean
D
PA
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2024-02-15
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2024-02-15
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CA
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2024-07-23
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2024-09-23
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2024-03-08T14:30:51Z
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2024-02-15
Introduced in House
2024-07-23T18:13:05Z
Accessible Voting Act of 2024
This bill expands voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals.
The bill establishes the Office of Accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Among other duties, the office must (1) serve as the advocate on behalf of voters with access needs; (2) ensure state and local election officials are obtaining, deploying, and maintaining voting systems that meet Department of Justice accessibility standards; and (3) make payments to states to implement the bill's accessibility requirements.
Additionally, 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 for studying, testing, and developing 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.

Accessible Voting Act of 2024
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Accessible Voting Act of 2024
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Accessible Voting Act of 2024
2024-05-24T13:34:04Z
Introduced in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T22:17:57Z
Introduced in House
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- Introduced in House
2024-02-15T05:00:00Z
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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