US HB7706 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-21 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 21 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-21 - Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with additional resources on registering to vote. In addition, IHEs must provide students who are off campus due to a public health emergency with resources on voting by mail (e.g., absentee ballot applications).
Title
National Emergency Student Vote Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA] |
| Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
| Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] |
| Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. |
| 2020-07-21 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. |
| 2020-07-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB4254 (Same As) 2020-07-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Congressional elections
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Education
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Higher education
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Education
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Higher education
State and local government operations
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7706/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7706/BILLS-116hr7706ih.pdf |
