HR 4914 · in committee · significant
Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill expands voter registration and voting access for unhoused individuals across all states.
- Unhoused people are affected, along with state and local election officials who must implement new procedures.
- The bill requires states to accept written residency attestations, designates shelters as registration agencies, and provides federal grants to support implementation.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How should election officials verify residency claims from unhoused voters without traditional address documentation, and what safeguards prevent duplicate registrations?
- 02
What implementation costs would states face, and should federal grants fully cover expenses for training staff and updating registration systems?
- 03
How might accepting written residency attestations affect election integrity concerns, and what evidence exists about voter fraud risks in other jurisdictions with similar policies?
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Sponsor · D-GA-5
Nikema Williams
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
50/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-08-05
Joining the bill
Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1 · original
Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original
Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original
Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original
Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original
Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37 · original
Christopher R. Deluzio
D-PA-17 · original
Dwight Evans
D-PA-3 · original
+ 38 more
Legislative timeline
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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.
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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.
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, 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.
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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