S 3969 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

PAVA Program Inclusion Act

Introduced Mar 30, 2022 Originated Senate Became Public Law 117-182 Sponsor Ben Ray Luján D-NM

Latest action · Sep 30, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-182.

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 30, 2022
Passed SenateMar 30, 2022
Passed HouseSep 29, 2022
To the PresidentSep 30, 2022
Became lawSep 30, 2022Public Law 117-182

Summary

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) program grants to the protection and advocacy systems of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 30, 2022.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Mar 30, 2022
D-NM	Martin Heinrich	Original	Mar 30, 2022
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Mar 30, 2022
D-MN	Tina Smith	Original	Mar 30, 2022

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 30, 2022Presented to President.
Sep 30, 2022Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-182.
Sep 29, 2022Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1396. (consideration: CR H8230-8235)
Sep 29, 2022Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Sep 29, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S. 3969.
Sep 29, 2022The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Sep 29, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H8230)
Sep 29, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 28, 2022Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Sep 28, 2022Rule H. Res. 1396 passed House.
Mar 31, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 31, 2022Received in the House.
Mar 31, 2022Held at the desk.
Mar 30, 2022Introduced in Senate
Mar 30, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)

In the Congressional Record 4

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1114	Rodney Davis R-IL	Nov 7, 2022
House	Debate and remarks H8230–H8235Text printed H8230	Bryan Steil R-WI, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Rodney Davis R-IL, Ruben Gallego D-AZ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Zoe Lofgren D-CA	Sep 29, 2022
House	Debate and remarks H8170–H8179Text printed H8170Amendments H8177Recorded votes H8177, H8178consideration (H. Res. 1396), previous questionLists H8178, H8179Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion ActVotes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1396, consideration of S. 3969, Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) Program Inclusion ActReports H8219	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, H. Morgan Griffith R-VA, Kat Cammack R-FL, Ken Buck R-CO, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Michelle Fischbach R-MN (amendment), Zoe Lofgren D-CA	Sep 28, 2022
Senate	Debate and remarks S1860Text printed S1860	Tammy Baldwin D-WI	Mar 30, 2022

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 5

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
IF11962	Establishing and Funding Elections Grant Programs: Policy Options	Resource	Apr 20, 2026
R46646	Election Administration: Federal Grant Programs for States and Localities	Report	Apr 20, 2026
R46949	The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): Overview and Ongoing Role in Election Administration Policy	Report	Mar 20, 2026
IF12291	Elections and Voting: Policy and Legal Issues for the 118th Congress	Resource	Jan 5, 2023
R47161	Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2023 Archived	Report	Jun 10, 2022

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 1396	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.	Related bill	Sep 28, 2022
HR 7326	PAVA Inclusion Act	Identical bill	Mar 31, 2022

Titles 11

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 explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed House: Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act; PAVA Program Inclusion Act
Short Titles as Enacted: Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act; PAVA Program Inclusion Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced: PAVA Program Inclusion Act; Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act
Short Title(s) as Passed Senate: PAVA Program Inclusion Act; Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text: PAVA Program Inclusion Act; Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

—Enrolled Bill
Mar 30, 2022Considered and Passed Senate
Mar 30, 2022Engrossed in Senate

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