H.R. 1513: Count the Vote Act
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H.R. 1513: Count the Vote Act
116th Congress · introduced 2019-03-05 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-03-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Count the Vote Act
Plain summary
Count the Vote Act This bill authorizes an individual to file a complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) for certain violations made by a state with respect to federal elections, such as for violations of required voting system standards or failure to provide provisional ballots. Currently, individuals may file such a complaint through a state-based administrative procedure. Further, DOJ must immediately provide (1) a copy of the complaint to the entity responsible for administering the state-based administrative complaint procedure for the state involved in such complaint, and (2) a copy of the response to such entity. The bill also permits such an individual, including an individual who seeks to enforce their right to a voter-verified ballot, to file a civil action for deprivation of rights.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr1513.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr1513 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116