Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act
Sen. Padilla and Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Block Trump Order on Mail-In Voting
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for review. It is considered active, but no further hearings or votes have been scheduled at this time.
Legislative Progress
This bill is a direct challenge to a Trump policy and would almost certainly be vetoed even if it passed the Senate and House.
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Impact Analysis
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Life & Work
The bill does not directly affect undocumented immigrants, but it blocks the creation of federal citizenship databases that could be used to identify and target noncitizens. By preventing federal agencies from compiling citizenship lists for election purposes, it indirectly reduces the risk of those databases being repurposed for immigration enforcement.
“no Federal funds may be used by the Department of Homeland Security, the Social Security Administration, the Department of Justice, or any other agency-- (1) to create a national voter registration database or a national citizenship database for Federal election purposes”
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Milestones
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.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Source Information
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act
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