HR-1275 : Still Just a Bill

Voter Empowerment Act of 2019

This bill addresses access to voting, including by

  • requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18;
  • prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting;
  • requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits;
  • requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions;
  • making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training;
  • prohibiting certain political activities by a state's chief state election administration official;
  • making grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of the results of elections; and
  • permanently reauthorizing the Election Assistance Commission.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-03-22CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.House committee actions
2019-02-14CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.House committee actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Education and Labor, 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.House floor actions
2019-02-14IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Sponsor :

John Lewis [D] (GA-5)
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Policy Area :

Government Operations and Politics
Related Subjects
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative remedies
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Commemorative events and holidays
  • Computers and information technology
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Congressional elections
  • Congressional oversight
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Employee leave
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Higher education
  • Immigration status and procedures
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Military personnel and dependents
  • Political advertising
  • Postal service
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Racial and ethnic relations
  • State and local government operations
  • U.S. territories and protectorates
  • Voting rights
Related Geographic Entities
  • American Samoa
  • Caribbean area
  • Guam
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Puerto Rico
  • Virgin Islands
Related Organizations
  • Department of Commerce
  • Election Assistance Commission
  • U.S. Postal Service

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