Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
Source-heavy congressional process material lives here so the main bill summary can stay focused. Use this tab for committee scheduling, hearings, CRS analysis, committee publications, and amendment text.
Nonpartisan Congressional Research Service analysis linked directly to this bill.
Nonpartisan background and policy analysis tied directly to this bill.
Voting in person at a polling place on Election Day is the most widespread voting practice. States and localities also offer some or all eligible voters opportunities to vote without going to the polls on Election Day. Sending voters ballots by mail (mail voting) and designating a pre-Election Day period when they can…
Each state except North Dakota requires voter registration as a prerequisite for voting in federal elections. The accuracy of voter registration records is often considered important for election administration, as these records are typically used to create poll books (lists of eligible voters) or otherwise assess the…
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) was enacted in response to issues with the administration of the 2000 elections. The highest-profile problems in those elections were in Florida—where disputes about the vote count delayed the resolution of the presidential race for weeks—but post-election hearings and reports…
This CRS In Focus provides an overview of existing voter registration policy and law in federal elections and discusses how the voter registration and voter identification (ID) provisions in certain recent legislation would affect the status quo. As discussed in the following sections, current federal law prohibits al…
Scheduled or recent committee meetings that mention this bill, plus agenda materials and witness documents.
No committee meetings linked to this bill yet.
Hearings, transcripts, and related meeting references associated with this bill.
No hearings linked to this bill yet.
Formal committee rationale and report language published for this bill.
No committee reports linked to this bill yet.
Working packets, committee print materials, and related draft text.
No committee prints linked to this bill yet.
Structured amendment records, latest actions, vote references, and text links.
No amendments linked to this bill yet.