U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10700: Accessible Voting Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 1, 2026
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Accessible Voting Act of 2026 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings; purpose. TITLE I--Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility Sec. 101. Establishment of the Election Assistance Commission Office of Accessibility. Sec. 102. National Resource Center on Accessible Voting. Sec. 103. Establishment of national voter accessibility website. TITLE II--State requirements and payments Sec. 201. Establishment and maintenance of State accessible election websites. Sec. 202. Designation of single State office. Sec. 203. Transparency regarding changes. Sec. 204. Access to absentee voter registration procedures and no-excuse absentee voting for all voters. Sec. 205. Protections for in-person voting for individuals with disabilities and older individuals. Sec. 206. Protections for individuals subject to guardianship. Sec. 207. Payments to States for implementation of accessibility requirements. Sec. 208. Technical and conforming amendments relating to issuance of voluntary guidance and enforcement. TITLE III--Federal assistance Sec. 301. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities and older individuals. Sec. 302. Study and report on accessible voting …
Sponsors
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5) · primary sponsor
- Jamie Raskin (D, HD-008)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Madeleine Dean (D, HD-PA-4)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10700?
- HB10700 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Accessible Voting Act of 2026.
- What does HB10700 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10700?
- In committee as of October 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (October 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10700?
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D, HD-PA-5), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB10700?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10700
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