VOTER ID Act
Latest action · Mar 2, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Verification and Oversight for Transparent Elections, Registration, and Identifications Act or the VOTER ID Act
This bill requires states to conduct post-election audits of federal elections and attest to the integrity and security of voting procedures in those elections.
Specifically, states must conduct a post-election audit after each federal election. The audit must include the accuracy of voting systems used in the election and an assessment of state compliance with applicable election laws and procedures, including those governing the requirements for voter identification and use of mail-in voting.
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must develop best practices for conducting post-election audits, including recommendations to (1) conduct an audit using a bipartisan entity, and (2) complete an audit within 30 days after the state certifies the results of a congressional election.
Additionally, states must attest to the integrity and security of their voter identification procedures and maintenance of voter registration lists.
States must submit to the EAC, and make publicly available on their websites, these audit results and attestations.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2021 to Jun 25, 2021, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Mar 2, 2021 |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Mar 10, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jun 25, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Accounting and auditing
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional elections
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Election Assistance Commission
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government studies and investigations
- Licensing and registrations
- Postal service
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
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