HR 8924 · 116th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Our Homes, Our Votes Act

Introduced 2020-12-09· Sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.(2020-12-09)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Our Homes, Our Votes Act This bill facilitates voter registration for residents of certain federally assisted housing for the purpose of federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each lease for such housing that is administered by a public housing agency (PHA) to include a voter registration application. A PHA must send any completed application to state election officials. The bill also treats owners of federally assisted housing as voter registration agencies.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]IL
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]NY
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]IL
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]CA
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]CA
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]CA