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A bill 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.

USA115th CongressS-1437| Senate 
| Updated: 6/26/2017
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (16)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Rules and Administration Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to make available online voter registration. The federal criminal code is amended to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended to require states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must support pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register and vote at their residences. The bill reauthorizes support for state and local governments to ensure voting access for individuals with disabilities. States must notify individuals convicted of a criminal offense under state law, upon release or upon sentence to probation, of their right to vote in federal elections. Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2017 This bill revises auditing requirements for voting systems. Voting systems must use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots. The National Science Foundation must support the study and development of accessible ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of voting for certain individuals. With exceptions, states must audit federal election results. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is amended to extend the guarantee of voting residency to family members of absent military personnel. The EAC must support poll-worker recruitment and training and develop materials for a model program. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended to prohibit a chief state election administration official, unless the official or a family member is a candidate, from taking part in political management or in a political campaign for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. The EAC is reauthorized and its exemption from certain contracting requirements is repealed.
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Timeline
Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-12
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • June 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


  • July 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-12
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 115-3116: A bill to establish an Election Security grant program.
  • HR 115-12: 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.
  • HR 115-1044: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
  • HR 115-3300: To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to submit pre-election reports on the extent to which absentee ballots for elections for Federal office are or will be available for transmission to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters by not later than 45 days before the election, to repeal the authority of States to waive the requirement of such Act that States transmit absentee ballots for such elections to such voters by not later than 45 days before the election, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-360: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
  • HR 115-3343: To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States upon request to provide absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who receive absentee ballots in an election for Federal office held in the State with absentee ballots for all subsequent elections for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-944: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.
  • S 115-3049: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdult education and literacyAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional electionsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisEducational facilities and institutionsElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee leaveEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMilitary personnel and dependentsNorthern Mariana IslandsPostal servicePublic contracts and procurementRight of privacyState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationU.S. territories and protectoratesVoting rights

A bill 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.

USA115th CongressS-1437| Senate 
| Updated: 6/26/2017
Voter Empowerment Act of 2017 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require states to make available online voter registration. The federal criminal code is amended to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. The Help America Vote Act of 2002 is amended to require states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must support pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register and vote at their residences. The bill reauthorizes support for state and local governments to ensure voting access for individuals with disabilities. States must notify individuals convicted of a criminal offense under state law, upon release or upon sentence to probation, of their right to vote in federal elections. Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2017 This bill revises auditing requirements for voting systems. Voting systems must use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots. The National Science Foundation must support the study and development of accessible ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of voting for certain individuals. With exceptions, states must audit federal election results. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is amended to extend the guarantee of voting residency to family members of absent military personnel. The EAC must support poll-worker recruitment and training and develop materials for a model program. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended to prohibit a chief state election administration official, unless the official or a family member is a candidate, from taking part in political management or in a political campaign for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority. The EAC is reauthorized and its exemption from certain contracting requirements is repealed.
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Timeline
Jun 26, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jun 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 14, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-12
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • June 26, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 26, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.


  • July 14, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-12
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democratic Senator

New York

Cosponsors (16)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Rules and Administration Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • S 115-3116: A bill to establish an Election Security grant program.
  • HR 115-12: 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.
  • HR 115-1044: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
  • HR 115-3300: To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to submit pre-election reports on the extent to which absentee ballots for elections for Federal office are or will be available for transmission to absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters by not later than 45 days before the election, to repeal the authority of States to waive the requirement of such Act that States transmit absentee ballots for such elections to such voters by not later than 45 days before the election, and for other purposes.
  • S 115-360: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
  • HR 115-3343: To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States upon request to provide absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters who receive absentee ballots in an election for Federal office held in the State with absentee ballots for all subsequent elections for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-944: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns.
  • S 115-3049: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdministrative remediesAdult education and literacyAdvisory bodiesCensus and government statisticsCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional electionsCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDisability and health-based discriminationDisability and paralysisEducational facilities and institutionsElection Assistance CommissionElections, voting, political campaign regulationEmployee leaveEmployment and training programsExecutive agency funding and structureFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMilitary personnel and dependentsNorthern Mariana IslandsPostal servicePublic contracts and procurementRight of privacyState and local government operationsTelephone and wireless communicationU.S. territories and protectoratesVoting rights