Same Day Registration Act
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Feb 28, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Related bills 8
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| HR 93 | Same Day Registration Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| S 360 | Same Day Registration Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 13, 2017 |
| S 549 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 25, 2019 |
| S 949 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 28, 2019 |
| HR 1275 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 22, 2019 |
| HR 1438 | To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to allow same day registration for Federal elections, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 28, 2019 |
| HR 7427 | ACCESS Act | Related bill | Jun 30, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Same Day Registration Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2019Introduced in Senate
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