Accessible Voting Act of 2024
Latest action · Feb 7, 2024 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 7, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accessible Voting Act of 2024
This bill expands voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals.
The bill establishes the Office of Accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Among other duties, the office must (1) serve as the advocate on behalf of voters with access needs; (2) ensure state and local election officials are obtaining, deploying, and maintaining voting systems that meet Department of Justice accessibility standards; and (3) make payments to states to implement the bill's accessibility requirements.
Additionally, the office must establish and operate a National Resource Center on Accessible Voting to provide state and local election officials, poll workers, and volunteers with the information and technical assistance needed to provide accessible voting. The office must also work with state and local election officials to collect data and administer a public national voter accessibility website.
The bill requires each state to (1) ensure election websites are accessible and meet specified requirements, (2) designate a single office to provide information on federal elections to individuals with disabilities and older individuals, (3) notify the public of changes to voting practices, (4) expand access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse mail-in absentee voting in federal elections, and (5) ensure all polling places and voter drop boxes are accessible.
The EAC must coordinate with specified agencies to make grants for studying, testing, and developing accessible voting options.
The bill also permanently reauthorizes and expands a Department of Health and Human Services grant program for increasing accessibility to polling places.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2024 to Jul 23, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Feb 7, 2024 |
| D-CA | Laphonza R. Butler | Jul 23, 2024 |
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 7, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Feb 7, 2024Read 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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45770 | The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC): Overview and Selected Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 1, 2026 |
| IF11477 | Early Voting and Mail Voting: Overview and Issues for Congress | Resource | Jul 10, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1470 | Accessible Voting Act of 2021 | Reintroduction of | Apr 29, 2021 |
| HR 7389 | Accessible Voting Act of 2024 | Identical bill | Feb 15, 2024 |
| HR 10700 | Accessible Voting Act of 2026 | Cross-Congress related bill | Oct 1, 2026 |
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 increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Accessible Voting Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2024Introduced in Senate
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