US Congress House Bill 650 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 60-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Permits an individual required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual desiring to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot. States with an identification requirement shall (1) prepare a preprinted version of the statement which includes a blank space for an individual to provide a name and signature, (2) make copies of the preprinted version available at polling places, (3) include a copy of the preprinted version with each ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail, and (4) include the use of a sworn written statement in voting information posted at polling places. A state is prohibited from requiring an individual who presents or submits such a sworn written statement to cast a provisional ballot in the election. The bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.

America Votes Act of 2019

Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]
Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
2019-01-17	House	Introduced in House

HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
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.
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.
HB7427 (Related) 2020-06-30 - Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/650/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr650/BILLS-116hr650ih.pdf