Voter Empowerment Act of 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
The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 101, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 6A, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 102. Use of internet to update registration information Section 303(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)) is amended by adding at the end. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Transportation, Immigration, Environment, and Education.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 101.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 6A.
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 102. Use of internet to update registration information Section 303(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)) is amended by adding at the end...
- Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, procurement provision: 103.
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 104. Clarification of requirement regarding necessary information to show eligibility to vote Section 8 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 101, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 6A, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 102. Use of internet to update registration information Section 303(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)) is amended by adding at the end.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Immigration, Environment, Education
Primary Purpose
The bill expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 101, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 6A, and expands a appropriation, compliance mandate provision: 102. Use of internet to update registration information Section 303(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21083(a)) is amended by adding at the end.
Policy Domains
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and …
Introduced in Senate
Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_education"
- → Secretary of Education
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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, imposed by a Federal, State, or local court, with or without a condition on the individual involved concerning— the individual’s freedom of movement
the transmission of information from an election official in one State to an election official of another State
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
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)
any ballot transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for Federal office, but does not include any ballot covered by section 3406
any ballot transmitted by a voter by mail in an election for Federal office, but does not include any ballot covered by section 3406
other than in person and for which the State requires an application
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