HR 5488 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Voting Access Act

Introduced Jun 15, 2016 Originated House Sponsor Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ

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Latest action · Jun 15, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 15, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Voting Access Act

This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to comply with national standards established by the Election Assistance Commission for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office.

The Commission shall establish such standards and study instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office.

Cosponsors 54

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2016 to Nov 30, 2016; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 15, 2016
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-CATed LieuOriginalJun 15, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJun 21, 2016
D-COJared PolisJun 21, 2016
D-OHJoyce BeattyJun 21, 2016
D-MNKeith EllisonJun 21, 2016
D-CASam FarrJun 21, 2016
D-TNSteve CohenJun 21, 2016
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 22, 2016
D-CAEric SwalwellJun 22, 2016
D-TXRuben HinojosaJun 22, 2016
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 24, 2016
D-NYJose E. SerranoJun 24, 2016
D-CASusan A. DavisJun 24, 2016
D-TXAl GreenJul 1, 2016
D-ILBill FosterJul 1, 2016
D-FLCorrine BrownJul 1, 2016
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJul 1, 2016
D-CAJerry McNerneyJul 1, 2016
D-NYPaul TonkoJul 1, 2016
D-WAAdam SmithJul 6, 2016
D-NYJerrold NadlerJul 6, 2016
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJul 6, 2016
D-NYSteve IsraelJul 6, 2016
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jul 7, 2016
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJul 12, 2016
D-FLLois FrankelJul 12, 2016
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJul 13, 2016
D-PAMatt CartwrightJul 13, 2016
D-CAJohn GaramendiJul 14, 2016
D-RIDavid N. CicillineSep 8, 2016
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Sep 8, 2016
D-RIJames R. LangevinSep 8, 2016
D-CAJudy ChuSep 12, 2016
D-WIGwen MooreNov 15, 2016
D-CAMichael M. HondaNov 15, 2016
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeNov 15, 2016
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalNov 30, 2016
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezNov 30, 2016
D-ILMike QuigleyNov 30, 2016

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jun 15, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Jun 15, 2016Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. Sec. 1 and 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 95, June 15, 2016, page H3914.

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.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2499Voting Access ActReintroduced BillMay 17, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Voting Access Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2016Introduced in House

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