S 624 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Same Day Registration Act

Introduced Feb 28, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Amy Klobuchar D-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 28, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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. IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Same Day Registration Act

This bill requires states with a voter registration requirement to make same-day voter registration available at the polling place on any day voting is permitted.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2019 to Sep 15, 2020, with 15 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MTJon TesterOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 28, 2019
D-MNTina SmithOriginalFeb 28, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Related bills 7

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1For the People Act of 2019Related billMar 14, 2019
HR 93Same Day Registration Act of 2019Related billJan 3, 2019
S 549Voter Empowerment Act of 2019Related billFeb 25, 2019
S 949For the People Act of 2019Related billMar 28, 2019
HR 1275Voter Empowerment Act of 2019Related billMar 22, 2019
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Subjects

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  1. Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate

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