National Emergency Student Vote Act
Latest action · Jul 21, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJul 21, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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).
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 21, 2020 to Sep 10, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 21, 2020 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Sep 10, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Sep 10, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Referred Jul 21, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Jul 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7706 | National Emergency Student Vote Act | Identical bill | Jul 21, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to encourage voting by students and to establish emergency procedures for institutions of higher education to assist students in exercising their right to vote.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Emergency Student Vote Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
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