House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Filer Voter Act

H.R. 2629Introduced Apr 13, 2023Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJ

Where it went

IntroducedApr 13, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 13, 2023 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2629.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 62, April 13, 2023, Page H1728):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. The single subject of this legislation is: Expanding voter registration
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2023 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 12 Democrats

0 of 12 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Shontel Brown (D-OH), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), William Keating (D-MA), Greg Landsman (D-OH), John Larson (D-CT), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jill Tokuda (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-12 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.