HR 1729 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Student VOTER Act of 2009

Introduced Mar 26, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Janice D. Schakowsky D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.

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. IntroducedMar 26, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2009 or the Student VOTER Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections.

Requires such schools to provide mail voter registration application forms to students registering to enroll in their courses.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2009 to May 12, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalMar 26, 2009
D-CASusan A. DavisJun 24, 2009
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 25, 2009
D-NJRush HoltMay 12, 2010

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
  2. Mar 26, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Mar 26, 2009Referred to House Administration
  4. Mar 26, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
  5. Mar 26, 2009Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1125Student VOTER Act of 2009Identical billMay 21, 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 26, 2009Introduced in House

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