United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4972 (108th)
Gateway to Democracy Act of 2004
Introduced
22 July 2004
Last action
22 July 2004 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Sponsors
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20]
Subjects
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Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Gateway to Democracy Act of 2004 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to allow individuals under the minimum legal voting age, but who will reach such age before voting, to fill out the voter registration application forms when they get their driver's license. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to maintain information on such individuals and make it available to election officials.
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Timeline
22 July 2004
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 July 2004
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1501)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 22 July 2004 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 22 July 2004
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Sponsors
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4972
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4972
- us · 108-hr-4972 · source updated 18 August 2025