HR8078-119

In Committee

Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Mar 25, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Voter Empowerment Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Education.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H11024FB9ACB34EB8827E0774314F14EB: 1. Short title; statement of policy This Act may be cited as the Voter Empowerment Act of 2026. It is the policy of the United States that— the ability of all...
  • Section HBD147B599BE9498984BB30B61F7397E7: 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
  • Section H191F18F25DDD4A0B888A893F6517948A: 100. Short title This title may be cited as the Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2026.
  • Section HCBA3FEAD0B2B4859AF0F2FD1BBABC3DD: 101. Requiring availability of internet for voter registration The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.) is amended by inserting...
  • Section H523A33B2636D49A08DF605416EB27747: 6A. Internet Registration Each State, acting through the chief State election official, shall ensure that the following services are available to the public at...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Voter Empowerment Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Education

Primary Purpose

This bill, Voter Empowerment Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Education

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 25, 2026

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition …

Mar 25, 2026

Introduced in House

Mar 25, 2026

Mr. Clyburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Education
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

8 terms
"interstate cross-check" §H21DE77EB07DA4540B2E1F85C04CBE40F

the transmission of information from an election official in one State to an election official of another State

"unverified match list" §H50A24CC6C2654179AEF679DD7B727E3D

a list produced by matching the information of registered voters or applicants for voter registration to a list of individuals who are ineligible to vote in the registrar’s jurisdiction, by virtue of death, conviction, change of address, or otherwise

"absentee ballot means any ballot cast by any" §H55C6B69313BA41C688F957137CAC97D8

other than in person and for which the State requires an application

"absentee ballot" §H57A48267EC034FB28BE0DF4F70D56781

any ballot transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for Federal office, but does not include any ballot covered by section 3406

"absentee ballot" §H9C5CAE78C3194AB985BBB7684302EEEF

any ballot transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for Federal office, but does not include any ballot covered by section 3406

"covered institution of higher education" §HA24104040A1B45E7B250A6173D959508

an institution of higher education that— has a program participation agreement in effect with the Secretary of Education under section 487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094)

"unverified match list" §HAF8E2BA8D1344E92BF224C7D5A2B9E0C

a list produced by matching the information of registered voters or applicants for voter registration to a list of individuals who are ineligible to vote in the registrar’s jurisdiction, by virtue of death, conviction, change of address, or otherwise

"probation" §HD1F18AB927234D298ABFF2FC3A700799

probation, imposed by a Federal, State, or local court, with or without a condition on the individual involved concerning— the individual’s freedom of movement

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