United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HR 2499 — Voting Access Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

3 sections in 1 law

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Election administration improvement · 52 U.S.C. ch. 209 2 sections Amends the act as a whole
  • § 21007 Authorization of appropriations Amends

    52 U.S.C. § 21007 — at 21007(a)

    The law today

    (a) In general In addition to amounts transferred under section 20904(c) of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated for requirements payments under this subpart the following amounts: (1) For fiscal year 2003, $1,400,000,000. (2) For fiscal year 2004, $1,000,000,000. (3) For fiscal year 2005, $600,000,000. (4) For fiscal year 2010 and subsequent fiscal years, such sums as are necessary for purposes of making requirements payments to States to carry out the activities described in section 21001(b)(3) of this title. (b) Availability Any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) shall remain available without fiscal year limitation until expended.

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  • § 21111 Actions by the Attorney General for declaratory and injunctive relief Amends

    52 U.S.C. § 21111

    The law today

    The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any State or jurisdiction in an appropriate United States District Court for such declaratory and injunctive relief (including a temporary restraining order, a permanent or temporary injunction, or other order) as may be necessary to carry out the uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements under sections 21081, 21082, 21083, and 21083a of this title.

    181 other bills also change this section · Follow it → Official text at uscode.house.gov ↗

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 2499?
HR 2499 is sponsored by Grijalva, Raúl M. (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 2499?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 2499?
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