Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7755
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Accessible Voting Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 23, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 23, 2020
Latest Action
Jul 23, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
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
7755
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.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Pennsylvania
Democrat
California
Democrat
Maryland
Democrat
New York
Democrat
Pennsylvania
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
July 23, 2020
Actions (2)
07/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
07/23/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:51 PM