Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019
This bill prohibits a state from registering an individual to vote in federal elections unless the individual provides documentary proof of citizenship.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to May 20, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | May 20, 2019 |
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 Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2019Referred 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. 165, no. 28, February 13, 2019, page H1585.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 873 | Ensuring American Voters Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 5, 2021 |
| HR 6723 | Ensuring American Voters Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Sep 26, 2018 |
| HR 8962 | SAVE America Act | Related bill | Dec 14, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit a State from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual provides documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
