United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 97 (113th)
FAST Voting Act
Introduced
3 January 2013
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
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Summary
Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act or FAST Voting Act - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters. Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 January 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 January 2013
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/97
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/97