H.R. 7182 · 119th Congress
VOTE Act
Introduced on Jan 21, 2026 by Julie Johnson (D-TX-32). 5 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 14, 2026): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Jan 21, 2026
- Cosponsors
- 5
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish minimum notification requirements for voters affected by polling place changes.
Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Government information and archives
- Internet, web applications, social media
- State and local government operations
Summary
The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.
Sponsor and cosponsors
Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.
Democrats · 5
- Sean CastenD-IL-6original
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4original
- Joseph D. MorelleD-NY-25original
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCoriginal
- Marc A. VeaseyD-TX-33signed on Jan 30, 2026
Roll calls
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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
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- Jan 21, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 21, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- May 14, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 14, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Committees
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- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.