PROVE Act
- Last Action
- 2/28/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-28Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2019-02-28Introduced in House
- 2019-02-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-28 (00)
Pre-Registration of Voters Everywhere Act or the PROVE Act
This bill requires each state to implement a preregistration process under which individuals age 16 or older may apply to register to vote in federal elections. States must ensure that eligible preregistered individuals are registered to vote in elections held on or after the date the individual turns age 18.
The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to increase the involvement of individuals under age 18 in public election activities.
Cosponsors (20)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- State and local government operations
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