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ACCESS Act
2/8/2022, 11:40 PM
Congressional Summary of HR 7427
American Coronavirus/COVID-19 Election Safety and Security Act or the ACCESS Act
This bill requires states and jurisdictions to establish contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in federal elections during emergencies, expands vote-by-mail and early-in person voting, expands online and same-day voter registration, and provides certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands.
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Current Status of Bill HR 7427
Bill HR 7427 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 30, 2020. Bill HR 7427 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on June 30, 2020. Bill HR 7427's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of June 30, 2020
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7427
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
0Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7427
Primary Policy Focus
Government Operations and PoliticsPotential Impact Areas
- Accounting and auditing
- American Samoa
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Disability assistance
- Due process and equal protection
- Election Assistance Commission
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Elementary and secondary education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Guam
- Higher education
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Natural disasters
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Postal service
- Public transit
- Puerto Rico
- Right of privacy
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local government operations
- U.S. territories and protectorates
- Virgin Islands
- Voting rights
- Worker safety and health
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7427
ACCESS Act
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish election contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in elections for Federal office during an emergency, to require States to make early voting and absentee voting available to all individuals eligible to vote in such elections, to encourage voter registration, and for other purposes.
ACCESS Act
American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 7427
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