US HB5557 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-0)
Status: Introduced on June 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-22 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-22 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring: an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.
Title
Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016
Sponsors
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] | Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] |
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] |
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI] | Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] |
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] |
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] |
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-06-22 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
2016-06-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
User charges and fees
Voting rights
Government operations and politics
User charges and fees
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5557/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5557/BILLS-114hr5557ih.pdf |