America Votes Act of 2017
Latest action · Jun 8, 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.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America Votes Act of 2017
This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual desiring to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot.
States with an identification requirement shall: (1) prepare a pre-printed version of the statement which includes a blank space for an individual to provide a name and signature, (2) make copies of the pre-printed version available at polling places, (3) include a copy of the pre-printed version with each ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail, and (4) include the use of a sworn written statement in voting information posted at polling places.
A state is prohibited from requiring an individual who presents or submits such a sworn written statement to cast a provisional ballot in the election.
This bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.
Cosponsors 86
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2017 to Jun 29, 2017; 79 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Jun 15, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-MI | Sander M. Levin | Jun 20, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jun 21, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 21, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 29, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jun 8, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 98, June 8, 2017, page H4820.
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11000 | Election Policy on the November 2018 Ballot Archived | Insight | Nov 21, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 650 | America Votes Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 17, 2019 |
| HR 3364 | America Votes Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Jul 29, 2015 |
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 permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- America Votes Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2017Introduced in House
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