US HB7427 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 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.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires states and jurisdictions to establish contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in federal elections during emergencies, expands vote-by-mail and early-in person voting, expands online and same-day voter registration, and provides certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands.

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Title

ACCESS Act American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-30HouseReferred 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.
2020-06-30HouseReferred 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.
2020-06-30HouseReferred 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.
2020-06-30HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB93 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
HB650 (Related) 2019-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
HB1438 (Related) 2019-02-28 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
SB624 (Related) 2019-02-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Subjects

Accounting and auditing
American Samoa
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Caribbean area
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Due process and equal protection
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Higher education
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Natural disasters
Northern Mariana Islands
Postal service
Public transit
Puerto Rico
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Voting rights
Worker safety and health

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Bill Comments

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