HR 2499 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Voting Access Act

Introduced May 17, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ

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Latest action · May 17, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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. IntroducedMay 17, 2017
  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 61

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2017 to Oct 31, 2017; 38 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ILBill FosterOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 17, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 18, 2017
D-CASalud O. CarbajalMay 18, 2017
D-CARo KhannaMay 22, 2017
D-WIMark PocanMay 25, 2017
D-CATed LieuJun 7, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoJun 12, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanJun 12, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJun 20, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonJun 20, 2017
D-CAKaren BassJun 22, 2017
D-WAAdam SmithJun 26, 2017
D-NYNita M. LoweyJun 28, 2017
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesJul 24, 2017
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 25, 2017
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Sep 14, 2017
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Sep 14, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleySep 26, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalSep 27, 2017
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOct 11, 2017
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOct 23, 2017
D-NYJose E. SerranoOct 24, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonOct 31, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOct 31, 2017

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 May 17, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 17, 2017Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2017Referred 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. 163, no. 85, May 17, 2017, page H4312.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 115-331INDIVIDUAL TAX REFORM146 pagesFinance CommitteeSep 14, 2017

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 5488Voting Access ActReintroduction ofJun 15, 2016

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. May 17, 2017Introduced in House

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