HR 4026 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Voter Access Protection Act of 2007

Introduced Oct 31, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Keith Ellison D-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 31, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedOct 31, 2007
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Voter Access Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from requiring an individual to provide a photo identification as a condition for receiving or casting a ballot in any election for federal office.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 31, 2007 to Jun 17, 2008, with 14 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalOct 31, 2007
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalOct 31, 2007
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalOct 31, 2007
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-NCMelvin L. WattOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalOct 31, 2007
D-TXAl GreenDec 6, 2007
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Actions 2

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  1. Oct 31, 2007Introduced in House
  2. Oct 31, 2007Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Oct 31, 2007Introduced in House

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