HR 55 · 119th Congress 2025โ€“2027

To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Latest action · Jan 3, 2025 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The act established certain voter registration requirements for federal elections, such as the requirement for states to allow individuals to register to vote when they apply for a driver's license.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 3, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAScott PerryOriginalJan 3, 2025

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred Jan 3, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2025Referred to the House Committee on House 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this bill is to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 1, January 3, 2025, page H37.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2025Introduced in House

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