S 2843 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Same Day Registration Act

Introduced Sep 19, 2023 Originated Senate Sponsor Amy Klobuchar D-MN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 19, 2023 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. IntroducedSep 19, 2023
  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 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 19, 2023 to Mar 11, 2024; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalSep 19, 2023
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalSep 19, 2023
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalSep 19, 2023
D-ORRon WydenOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-VATim KaineOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-MNTina SmithOriginalSep 19, 2023
D-CALaphonza R. ButlerDec 12, 2023
D-NYCharles E. SchumerMar 11, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateRules and Administration Committee
Referred Sep 19, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 19, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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 2

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

Cite it 2

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

Related bills 5

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1Freedom to Vote ActRelated billJul 25, 2023
HR 11Freedom to Vote ActRelated billDec 17, 2024
HR 239Same Day Registration Act of 2023Related billJan 10, 2023
S 2344Freedom to Vote ActRelated billJul 18, 2023
S 4887Same Day Registration ActReintroduction ofSep 20, 2022

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 voter registration.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Same Day Registration Act

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 19, 2023Introduced in Senate

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