Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
This bill would repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), removing the federal law that requires states to provide voter registration opportunities through motor vehicle agencies, public assistance agencies, mail registration, and certain voter-list maintenance procedures. Repeal would eliminate the federal floor created by the NVRA; states would no longer be bound by the NVRA's registration and list-maintenance requirements unless they keep similar laws at the state level.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and access harms from repeal
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is narrowly drafted to accomplish a single, clear legal effect (repeal of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993) but lacks supporting implementation, fiscal, and oversight detail that would ordinarily accompany a repeal of a substantive statute.
This bill would repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA), removing the federal law that requires states to provide voter registration opportunities through motor vehicle agencies, public assistance agencies, mail registration, and certain voter-list maintenance procedures.
Repeal would eliminate the federal floor created by the NVRA; states would no longer be bound by the NVRA's registration and list-maintenance requirements unless they keep similar laws at the state level.
Single-step repeal is simple legally but politically charged; low chance absent cross‑chamber, bipartisan consensus.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is narrowly drafted to accomplish a single, clear legal effect (repeal of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993) but lacks supporting implementation, fiscal, and oversight detail that would ordinarily accompany a repeal of a substantive statute.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and access harms from repeal
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Progressives emphasize civil-rights and access harms from repeal
Strongly opposed.
They view the NVRA as a key federal protection expanding access to registration for low-income and marginalized voters, and see repeal as risking disenfranchisement.
They would emphasize civil-rights and voting-access consequences.
Cautiously concerned.
They recognize federalism arguments but worry repeal could create uneven access and administrative confusion.
They would seek transitional safeguards, clear state responsibilities, or targeted reforms instead of full repeal.
Supportive.
They are likely to view repeal as correcting federal overreach, strengthening state authority, and potentially improving election integrity by removing perceived mandates.
They favor state discretion over federally imposed registration methods.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
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Single-step repeal is simple legally but politically charged; low chance absent cross‑chamber, bipartisan consensus.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize civil-rights and access harms from repeal
Single-step repeal is simple legally but politically charged; low chance absent cross‑chamber, bipartisan consensus.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is narrowly drafted to accomplish a single, clear legal effect (repeal of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993) but lacks supporting implementation, fiscal, an…
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