FAST Voting Act
Latest action · Jan 25, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act or FAST Voting Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.
Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters.
Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2013 to May 13, 2013, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jan 3, 2013 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-DE | John C. Carney, Jr. | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | May 13, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2013Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 85 | FAST Voting Act of 2013 | Related bill | Mar 12, 2014 |
Subjects
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2013Introduced in House
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