,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1 #bjai   
,ms4 ,meng 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cohen7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on ,house
 ,administration1 and in addition to the
 ,committee on ,rules1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to protect1 improve1 and    
modernize the act of voting4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
#bast ,century ,voting ,act4  #b4       
,commission established ,there is hereby
 established the ,commission on ,voting 
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,commission74  #c4 ,commission duties   
7a7 ,proposed legislation ,the          
,commission shall report to ,congress   
proposed legislation that would         
accomplish the following3 7#a7 ,election
 ,day shall be made a national holiday4 

7#b7 ,every ,american shall be          
automatically1 and permanently1         
registered to vote at the age of #ah1 or
 upon receipt of citizenship if older   
than #ah years of age4  7#c7 ,every     
person released from prison who formerly
 held the right to vote shall have that 
right restored immediately upon release4
  7#d7 ,voter registration shall be made
 portable among every ,state and        
locality4  7#e7 ,polling place and      
registration status shall be made       
available to individual voters online4  
7#f7 ,voting cybersecurity protection   
efforts carried out by ,federal agencies
 shall be streamlined and strengthened4 
7#g7 ,additional ,federal resources     
shall be made to ,state and local       
election boards and agencies4  7#h7 ,a  
quadrennial review of voting in ,america
 shall be performed each year following 
the election of the ,president of the   
,united ,states4  7b7 ,deadline ,the    
proposed legislation required by        
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted to    

,congress not later than #a year after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7c7
 ,introduction and vote required ,the   
proposed legislation submitted to       
,congress pursuant to subsection 7b7    
shall be introduced by the ,speaker of  
the ,u4,s4 ,house of ,representatives   
within #ad days of receipt of the       
proposal1 and receive a vote in the     
,house within #ad days thereafter4      
,should the measure pass the ,house1 it 
shall receive consideration and a vote  
in the ,senate within #ad days of       
passage in the ,house4  #d4 ,commission 
membership  7a7 ,number and appointment 
,the ,commission shall be comprised of  
#ae members appointed1 in equal number1 
by the ,president1 the ,majority ,leader
 of the ,senate1 the ,minority ,leader  
of the ,senate1 the ,speaker of the     
,house of ,representatives1 and the     
,minority ,leader of the ,house of      
,representatives4  7b7 ,chair ,the      
,president shall select the ,chair of   
the ,commission4  7c7 ,timing of        

appointments ,appointments to the       
,commission shall be made not later than
 #cj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act4  7d7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy
 in the ,commission shall not affect its
 powers and shall be filled in the      
manner in which the original appointment
 was made4  7e7 ,compensation ,members  
of the ,commission shall serve without  
pay4  7f7 ,travel expenses ,each member 
of the ,commission shall be allowed     
travel expenses1 including per diem in  
lieu of subsistence1 at rates authorized
 for employees of agencies under        
subchapter ,i of chapter #eg of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 while away   
from their homes or regular places of   
business in the performance of services 
for the ,commission4