Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
The Voter Empowerment Act of 2026 aims to expand access to voting and modernize voter registration systems across the United States. It requires states to make voter registration available online, implement automatic voter registration through agencies like motor vehicle departments and universities, and allow same-day registration at polling places. The bill also mandates accessible voting options for individuals with disabilities, prohibits voter intimidation and deceptive practices, and restores voting rights to citizens with criminal convictions who have completed their sentences. Additional provisions include requiring paper ballots for verification, extending early voting periods, improving mail-in voting access, and establishing uniform standards for provisional ballot counting.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 25, 2026
Last action Mar 25, 2026
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Committee
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Mar 25, 2026
Committee
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James E. Clyburn
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Gabe Amo
DDemocratic
Co
Troy A. Carter
DDemocratic
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