HR 2694 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Automatic Voter Registration Act

Introduced Jun 9, 2015 Originated House Sponsor David N. Cicilline D-RI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 9, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 9, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Automatic Voter Registration Act

This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require state motor vehicle authorities (MVAs), upon receiving certain identifying information with respect to any individual requesting MVA services, to transmit it to the appropriate state election official.

The appropriate state election official shall then notify the individual that unless he or she notifies the official, before 21 calendar days elapse after issuance of the notification, that the individual declines to be registered to vote in federal elections in the state, the individual shall be considered to have submitted a completed voter registration application and be considered automatically registered unless:

  • the official determines that the individual does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or
  • the individual is already registered to vote.

A state may not use any identifying information regarding an individual's citizenship status for any purpose other than determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections.

 

Cosponsors 108

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 9, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016, with 42 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 9, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 9, 2015
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 9, 2015
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Actions 2

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  1. Jun 9, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jun 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. Jun 9, 2015Introduced in House

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