To require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2876| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Robert A. Brady
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (63)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Research and Technology Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017 This bill directs the chief election official of each state to establish and operate an automatic voter registration system for federal elections. The system shall obtain information about eligible voters from contributing state agencies, including all agencies required by federal law to provide voter registration services. The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to assist states in implementing the bill.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Government Operations and Politics
Citizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresLicensing and registrationsMotor vehiclesRight of privacyState and local government operations
To require States to automatically register eligible voters to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-2876| House
| Updated: 5/22/2018
Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017 This bill directs the chief election official of each state to establish and operate an automatic voter registration system for federal elections. The system shall obtain information about eligible voters from contributing state agencies, including all agencies required by federal law to provide voter registration services. The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to assist states in implementing the bill.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
Robert A. Brady
Democratic Representative
Pennsylvania
Cosponsors (63)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steny H. Hoyer (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Michael E. Capuano (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)
Committee on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology Committee, Research and Technology Subcommittee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Citizenship and naturalizationCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesImmigration status and proceduresLicensing and registrationsMotor vehiclesRight of privacyState and local government operations