Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 51
- Latest action
- Aug 5, 2025
What it does
Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act or the Unhoused VOTE Act This bill expands voter registration and voting access for unhoused individuals. The bill specifies that no state or political subdivision may deny or abridge the right of any U.S. citizen to vote because the citizen resides at or in a nontraditional abode. Additionally, the bill requires jurisdictions that allow for ballot drop boxes to ensure that these drop boxes are available for in-person use and are accessible and clearly labeled. If a state requires individuals to show proof of residence in order to vote in a federal election, then the state must accept the individual’s written attestation of residence. A state…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Aug 5, 2025
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Nikema Williams
- Al Green
- Andrea Salinas
- André Carson
- Ayanna Pressley
- Becca Balint
- Bennie Thompson
- Chris Deluzio
- Cleo Fields
- Delia Ramirez
- Dwight Evans
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Emilia Sykes
- Gregory Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Henry Johnson
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jasmine Crockett
- Jennifer McClellan
- Jesús García
- John Larson
- Jonathan Jackson
- Julie Johnson
- Kevin Mullin
- Kweisi Mfume
- LaMonica McIver
- Lateefah Simon
- Lloyd Doggett
- Marc Veasey
- Marilyn Strickland
- Paul Tonko
- Raja Krishnamoorthi
- Rashida Tlaib
- Robert Scott
- Robin Kelly
- Sarah Elfreth
- Sean Casten
- Seth Magaziner
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
- Shomari Figures
- Shontel Brown
- Shri Thanedar
- Stephen Lynch
- Summer Lee
- Suzan DelBene
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- Terri Sewell
- Wesley Bell
- Yassamin Ansari
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.