United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 97 (113th)
FAST Voting Act
Introduced
3 January 2013
Last action
25 January 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
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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Timeline
3 January 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← FAST Voting Act of 2013
Sources
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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
- us · 113-hr-97 · source updated 5 December 2025