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Accessible Voting Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7755| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Mary Gay Scanlon

Mary Gay Scanlon

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (6)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accessible Voting Act of 2020 This bill increases voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, including by establishing an office of accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission, requiring states to expand access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse mail-in absentee voting in federal elections, and permanently reauthorizing and expanding a grant program for increasing accessibility to polling places.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3206
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • January 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3206
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 23, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 116-3206: Accessible Voting Act of 2020
Age discriminationAlaska Natives and HawaiiansDisability and health-based discriminationElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsState and local financeState and local government operationsVoting rights

Accessible Voting Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-7755| House 
| Updated: 7/23/2020
Accessible Voting Act of 2020 This bill increases voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, including by establishing an office of accessibility within the Election Assistance Commission, requiring states to expand access to absentee registration procedures and no-excuse mail-in absentee voting in federal elections, and permanently reauthorizing and expanding a grant program for increasing accessibility to polling places.
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Timeline
Jan 16, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3206
Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  • January 16, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3206
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 23, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • July 23, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mary Gay Scanlon

Mary Gay Scanlon

Democratic Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (6)
Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)

Committee on House Administration

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 116-3206: Accessible Voting Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Age discriminationAlaska Natives and HawaiiansDisability and health-based discriminationElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsIntergovernmental relationsState and local financeState and local government operationsVoting rights