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H.R. 645 · 116th Congress

Automatic Voter Registration Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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143 cosponsors · 143 D
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109 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 17, 2019

Automatic Voter Registration Act

This bill requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office. The state election office shall then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections in the state unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote.

A state may only use such information regarding an individual's citizenship status for determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Automatic Voter Registration Act

Latest action (Jan 17, 2019): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 17, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.