Senate Bill 549
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 25, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
549
Congress
116
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Voter Empowerment Act of 2019
This bill addresses access to voting, including by
- requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18;
- prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting;
- requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits;
- requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions;
- making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training;
- prohibiting certain political activities by a state's chief state election administration official;
- making grants for conducting risk-limiting audits of the results of elections; and
- permanently reauthorizing the Election Assistance Commission.
February 25, 2019
02/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
02/25/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 4:32:53 PM