United States · Law · S
S. 3969 (117th)
PAVA Program Inclusion Act
Introduced
30 March 2022
Last action
30 September 2022 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 117-182.
Sponsors
Ben Luján, Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Amy Klobuchar, Tina Smith, Martin Heinrich
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) program grants to the protection and advocacy systems of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium.
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Timeline
30 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)
Source: Floor
30 March 2022
Introduced
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1860; text: CR S1860)
Source: Floor
30 March 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
31 March 2022
Floor
Held at the desk.
Source: Floor
31 March 2022
Floor
Received in the House.
Source: Floor
31 March 2022
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
28 September 2022
Passed
Rule H. Res. 1396 passed House.
Source: Floor
28 September 2022
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1396 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Source: Floor
29 September 2022
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
29 September 2022
Passed
On passage Passed by voice vote. (text: CR H8230)
Source: Floor
29 September 2022
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by voice vote.
Source: Floor
29 September 2022
Floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: Floor
29 September 2022
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3843, H.R. 7780 and S. 3969. Resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill and one motion to recommit on H.R. 7780 and H.R. 3843 and a motion to commit S. 3969.
Source: Floor
29 September 2022
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1396. (consideration: CR H8230-8235)
Source: Floor
30 September 2022
Became law
Became Public Law No: 117-182.
Source: President
30 September 2022
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
30 September 2022
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
30 September 2022
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
30 September 2022
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Enrolled Bill · undated · Official file
- Public Law · 1 October 2022 · Official file
- Engrossed in Senate · 30 March 2022 · Official file
- Considered and Passed Senate · 30 March 2022 · Official file
Documents
12 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 1 October 2022
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 1 October 2022
Public Law
summary · EN · 30 September 2022
Passed House
summary · EN · 29 September 2022
Considered and Passed Senate (text)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 30 March 2022
Considered and Passed Senate (PDF)
Considered and Passed Senate · EN · 30 March 2022
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 30 March 2022
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 30 March 2022
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 30 March 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 30 March 2022
Sponsors
- Ben Luján · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
- Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
- Martin Heinrich · D · Sponsor
Related records
- related to → PAVA Inclusion Act
- related to ← Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3843) to promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7780) to support the behavioral needs of students and youth, invest in the school-based behavioral health workforce, and ensure access to mental health and substance use disorder benefits; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 3969) to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3969
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/3969
- us · 117-s-3969 · source updated 5 December 2025