HR 8078 · in committee · major

Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

civil rights

What this bill does

This bill expands voter registration by requiring online registration, automatic registration, same-day registration, and pre-18 registration.
It affects all states and voters, including people with disabilities and those with prior felony convictions.
States must implement early voting, mail voting, and ballot drop boxes; the bill funds these changes through Election Assistance Commission grants.

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Community Threads

Started by Cosponsor

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How would automatic voter registration affect states' ability to maintain accurate voter rolls and prevent duplicate registrations across jurisdictions?
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What implementation costs might states face, and would Election Assistance Commission grant funding fully cover expenses for mail voting infrastructure and ballot drop boxes?
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How could same-day registration and pre-18 registration change voter participation rates, and what evidence exists about these mechanisms in states that currently use them?

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Sponsor · D-SC-6

James E. Clyburn

Citizen cosponsors

In Congress

2/ 435

House Reps cosponsoring

Introduced 2026-03-25

Joining the bill

Legislative timeline

2026-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2026-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2026-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2026-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2026-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2026-03-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
2026-03-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2026-03-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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