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  • H. R. 738 aims to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that all eligible voters in Federal elections can vote by mail, without unnecessary conditions or requirements, aside from deadlines for requesting and returning ballots. The bill highlights the benefits of...

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    H. R. 738 is a plan to let everyone who can vote in big elections do it through the mail. This way, it's easier and faster for people to vote from home.

  • H. R. 7329 proposes to amend the United States Code to make Election Day a legal public holiday. Introduced by Ms. Eshoo and supported by multiple co-sponsors, the bill aims to officially add Election Day to the list of federal holidays, thereby providing a day off to...

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    H. R. 7329 wants to make Election Day a special holiday, so people can have the day off to go vote easily.

  • H. R. 6493, known as the “Safeguarding Electoral Integrity Act of 2023," aims to restrict the involvement of Federal agencies in voter registration activities. It nullifies a previous executive order promoting access to voting, stops funding for agencies to partner...

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    The bill is like a rule saying that certain parts of the government can’t help people sign up to vote. It also stops money from being spent on projects with outside groups to get people registered to vote.