US HB1546 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-05 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires each state to allow individuals to vote in an election for federal office during an early voting period. Individuals voting early must be allowed to vote in the same manner as individuals voting on the day of the election.
Title
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish a minimum period for early voting in elections for Federal office.
Sponsors
| Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] | Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA] |
| Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN] | Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY] |
| Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] | Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-05 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
| 2019-03-05 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2342) |
| 2019-03-05 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB1275 (Related) 2019-03-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
SB549 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SB949 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HR967 (Similar To) 2020-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB549 (Related) 2019-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
SB949 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HB6379 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Ways and Means, 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.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HR967 (Similar To) 2020-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Public transit
State and local government operations
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Public transit
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1546/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1546/BILLS-116hr1546ih.pdf |
