House Bill 8221
117th Congress(2021-2022)
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information with respect to the voter list maintenance activities of the State, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 24, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8221
Congress
117
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill revises requirements related to public disclosure of official lists of eligible voters.
Currently, each state must maintain for public disclosure, for a minimum two-year period, all records pertaining to the accuracy and currency of official lists of eligible voters. This bill requires these records to also include lists of the names and addresses of all registrants who were inactive (i.e., the registrant failed to respond to a notice about a change in residence) and the length of time each registrant was inactive.
The bill also requires each state to biennially submit a report to the Election Assistance Commission that includes information about inactive registrants in the state.
June 24, 2022
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06/24/2022
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
06/24/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 29, 2022 5:33:56 PM