# 116-hr-6183: Voting Access Act

116-hr-6183, Voting Access Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6183
- Congress: 116
- Title: Voting Access Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Voting Access Act This bill requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish national standards and conduct studies relating to federal elections. Specifically, the EAC must establish national standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. Among other things, such standards must include a requirement that no individual shall be required to wait longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place. The bill requires each state to comply with the national standards established by the EAC. Additionally, the EAC must study (1) instances of the misidentification by election officials of the political party registration of individuals attempting to vote in primary elections for federal office, and (2) instances of states purging their official voter registration lists to automatically remove individuals who do not vote.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6183 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6183)

## Related
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- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
- [116-hr-4674: College Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4674)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6183 (as of 2025-11-18).