Voters’ Access to Water Act
Latest action · May 10, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Voters' Access to Water Act
This bill prohibits states from restricting the donation of food or nonalcoholic beverages to individuals who are outside of the entrance of a polling place for a federal election if such items are distributed without regard to electoral participation or political preference. However, states may prohibit individuals who are distributing these items from engaging in political or electioneering activity.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2021 to Jul 14, 2021, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | May 10, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 27, 2021 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | May 27, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | May 27, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 27, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 15, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jul 14, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 14, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- May 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2747 | Freedom to Vote Act | Related bill | Oct 20, 2021 |
| HR 5746 | Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act | Related bill | Jan 19, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
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