Election Day Registration Act
Latest action · May 1, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3713)
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Election Day Registration Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state with voter registration requirements relating to federal elections to permit any eligible individual on the day of a federal election to register to vote, and cast a vote, in such election.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2008 to May 20, 2008; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | May 20, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred May 1, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in Senate
- May 1, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3712-3713)
- May 1, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3713)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3712–S3714Text printed S3713 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Jon Tester D-MT, Russell D. Feingold D-WI (text) | May 1, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40609 | The National Voter Registration Act of 1993: History, Implementation, and Effects Archived | Report | Sep 18, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5946 | Election Day Registration Act | Identical bill | May 1, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Election Day Registration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
