# 116-hr-8924: Our Homes, Our Votes Act

116-hr-8924, Our Homes, Our Votes Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8924
- Congress: 116
- Title: Our Homes, Our Votes Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Introduced: 2020-12-09
- Sponsor: Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Our Homes, Our Votes Act This bill facilitates voter registration for residents of certain federally assisted housing for the purpose of federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each lease for such housing that is administered by a public housing agency (PHA) to include a voter registration application. A PHA must send any completed application to state election officials. The bill also treats owners of federally assisted housing as voter registration agencies.

## Cosponsors (21)

- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-8924 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8924)

## Related
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- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
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