US HB1729 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Student Voter Opportunity To Encourage Registration Act of 2009 or the Student VOTER Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to designate federally-funded institutions of higher education as agencies for the registration of voters in federal elections. Requires such schools to provide mail voter registration application forms to students registering to enroll in their courses.
Title
Student VOTER Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] | Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] |
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness. | |
| 2009-03-26 | Referred to House Education and Labor | |
| 2009-03-26 | Referred to House House Administration | |
| 2009-03-26 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1125 (Same As) 2009-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5825)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1729/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1729/BILLS-111hr1729ih.pdf |
