National Emergency Student Vote Act

Bill Number

HR 7706

Introduced

Jul 21, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period ...

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Congressional elections Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Education Educational facilities and institutions Educational technology and distance education Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Government information and archives Higher education State and local government operations Voting rights

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National Emergency Student Vote Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with additional resources on registering to vote. In addition, IHEs must provide students who are off campus due to a public health emergency with resources on voting by mail (e.g., absentee ballot applications).

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Jul 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 21, 2020

Introduced in House

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