H.R. 12 - Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
- Sponsor:
- John Lewis
- Summary:
- To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
H.R. 12 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
- Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2015
- Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2015
- Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- John Lewis
- Co-Sponsors
- Alma S. Adams
- Pete Aguilar
- Brad Ashford
- Karen Bass
- Joyce Beatty
- Xavier Becerra
- Ami Bera
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Robert A. Brady
- Corrine Brown
- Julia Brownley
- Cheri Bustos
- G. K. Butterfield
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- John C. Carney Jr.
- André Carson
- Matt Cartwright
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Emanuel Cleaver
- James E. Clyburn
- Steve Cohen
- Gerald E. Connolly
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Jim Costa
- Joe Courtney
- Joseph Crowley
- Henry Cuellar
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Danny K. Davis
- Susan A. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- John K. Delaney
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Theodore E. Deutch
- Debbie Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Michael F. Doyle
- Tammy Duckworth
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Eliot L. Engel
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Elizabeth H. Esty
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bill Foster
- Lois Frankel
- Marcia L. Fudge
- Tulsi Gabbard
- Ruben Gallego
- John Garamendi
- Gwen Graham
- Alan Grayson
- Al Green
- Gene Green
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Janice Hahn
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Denny Heck
- Brian Higgins
- James A. Himes
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Michael M. Honda
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Jared Huffman
- Steve Israel
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Hakeem S. Jeffries
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Marcy Kaptur
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Derek Kilmer
- Ron Kind
- Ann Kirkpatrick
- James R. Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John B. Larson
- Brenda L. Lawrence
- Barbara Lee
- Sander M. Levin
- Ted Lieu
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Nita M. Lowey
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Ben Ray Luján
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Doris O. Matsui
- Betty McCollum
- Jim McDermott
- James P. McGovern
- Jerry McNerney
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Seth Moulton
- Patrick Murphy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Richard E. Neal
- Richard M. Nolan
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Beto O’Rourke
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.
- Nancy Pelosi
- Ed Perlmutter
- Scott H. Peters
- Pedro R. Pierluisi
- Chellie Pingree
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Mark Pocan
- Jared Polis
- David E. Price
- Mike Quigley
- Charles B. Rangel
- Kathleen M. Rice
- Cedric L. Richmond
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Raul Ruiz
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Loretta Sanchez
- John P. Sarbanes
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- Kurt Schrader
- David Scott
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- José E. Serrano
- Terri A. Sewell
- Brad Sherman
- Albio Sires
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Jackie Speier
- Eric Swalwell
- Mark Takai
- Mark Takano
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Mike Thompson
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Norma J. Torres
- Niki Tsongas
- Chris Van Hollen
- Juan Vargas
- Marc A. Veasey
- Filemon Vela
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Peter J. Visclosky
- Timothy J. Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Maxine Waters
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Peter Welch
- Frederica S. Wilson
- John A. Yarmuth
- Subjects
- Government operations and politics
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Adult education and literacy
- Advisory bodies
- Census and government statistics
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional elections
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability and paralysis
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Election Assistance Commission
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Employee leave
- Employment and training programs
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Military personnel and dependents
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Postal service
- Public contracts and procurement
- Right of privacy
- State and local government operations
- Telephone and wireless communication
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Voting rights
- Related Bills
- H.R. 411 (114th) : Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2015
- H.R. 1617 (114th) : Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015
- S. 457 (114th) : Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015
- S. 1088 (114th) : Voter Registration Modernization Act
- H.R. 1556 (114th) : Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015
- S. 1139 (114th) : Same Day Registration Act
- S. 3309 (114th) : Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
- Major Actions
Introduced 3/19/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 3/19/2015 3/19/2015 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Science, Space, and Technology, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce, 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. 3/19/2015 Introduced in House 3/27/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 4/21/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 4/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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