Register America to Vote Act of 2025
Sen. Klobuchar Introduces Bill to Require Automatic Voter Registration Nationwide
The Register America to Vote Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on Rules and Administration for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time.
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Key Points
- States would be required to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they turn 18 or interact with the DMV for a driver's license or other services. People could still opt out if they do not want to be registered.
From policy text
“the chief State election official of each State shall establish and operate a system of automatic registration for the registration of any eligible individual on the date on which the individual turns 18 in order that the individual may vote in elections for Federal office in the State”
View in full text - The bill aims to modernize voter registration using electronic systems and remove barriers that disproportionately affect young people, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.
From policy text
“existing voter registration systems can be inaccurate, costly, inaccessible, and confusing, with damaging effects on voter participation in elections for Federal office and disproportionate impacts on young people, individuals with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities”
View in full text - The federal government would provide $3 billion in grants in fiscal year 2026 to help states build or upgrade the technology needed for automatic registration, including electronic data transfer between DMVs and election offices.
From policy text
“There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section-- (A) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (B) such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year.”
View in full text - Strong privacy protections would prevent public disclosure of Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, and signatures collected during registration. Voter registration data could not be used for commercial purposes.
- People who are accidentally registered due to a system or agency error would be shielded from prosecution, immigration consequences, or civil penalties. However, anyone who knowingly casts an illegal ballot could still be prosecuted.
From policy text
“An individual shall not be prosecuted under any Federal or State law, adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning immigration status or naturalization, or subject to an allegation in any legal proceeding that the individual is not a citizen of the United States”
View in full text - Most states would need to comply by January 1, 2026, but states that cannot meet that deadline can request a waiver extending the deadline to January 1, 2028.
From policy text
“If a State certifies to the Elections Assistance Commission not later than January 1, 2026, that the State will not meet the deadline described in subsection (a) because it would be impracticable to do so and includes in the certification the reasons for the failure to meet that deadline, subsection (a) shall apply to the State as if the reference in such subsection to ``January 1, 2026'' were a reference to ``January 1, 2028''.”
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Source Information
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Register America to Vote Act of 2025
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