US HB3201 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires verification and notice of the removal of registrants from an official list of eligible voters. Specifically, the bill requires a state or political subdivision to provide notice to individual registrants that are removed, the grounds for the removal, and information on contesting the removal. Public notice must be provided after any systematic removal of names. The bill provides conditions for the removal of names from an official list of eligible voters. A state is prohibited from removing a name unless the state verifies that the registrant is ineligible to vote. A state is prohibited from considering failure to vote in an election or failure to respond to a notice as evidence of ineligibility to vote.
Title
Save Voters Act Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act
Sponsors
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH] |
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
2019-06-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB958 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
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.
SB949 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Government information and archives
Government operations and politics
State and local government operations
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3201/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3201/BILLS-116hr3201ih.pdf |