[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 79 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN:
  S. 1125. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 
to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as 
voter registration agencies; to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1125

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Student Voter Opportunity To 
     Encourage Registration Act of 2009'' or the ``Student VOTER 
     Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF UNIVERSITIES AS VOTER REGISTRATION 
                   AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) each institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001)) in the State that receives Federal funds.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)(A), by inserting ``or, in the case of 
     an institution of higher education, with each registration of 
     a student for enrollment in a course of study'' after 
     ``assistance,''.
       (b) Amendment to Higher Education Act of 1965.--Section 
     487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1094(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (23).
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