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H.R. 1946: Securing America’s Elections Act of 2019

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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voting systems used in elections for Federal office to produce a voter-verified paper ballot of each vote cast on the system, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Tulsi Gabbard

Sponsor. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 28, 2019
Length: 14 pages
Introduced
Mar 28, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status

Introduced on Mar 28, 2019

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 28, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Prognosis
3% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
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Congress.gov

History

Mar 1, 2018
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5147 (115th).
Mar 28, 2019
 
Introduced

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Signed by the President

H.R. 1946 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1946. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

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