November 4, 2025
Ms. Brownley (for herself, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bell, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Goldman of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Matsui, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Whitesides) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for same day registration.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Same Day Registration Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Same day registration
(a) In general
Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.), as amended by section 2(a) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating sections 305 and 306 as sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after section 304 the following new section:
305. Same day registration
(a) In general
(1) Registration
Notwithstanding section 8(a)(1)(D) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20507(a)(1)(D)), each State shall permit any eligible individual on the day of a Federal election and on any day when voting, including early voting, is permitted for a Federal election—
(A)
to register to vote in such election at the polling place using a form that meets the requirements under section 9(b) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (or, if the individual is already registered to vote, to revise any of the individual's voter registration information); and
(B)
to cast a vote in such election.
(2) Exception
The requirements under paragraph (1) shall not apply to a State in which, under a State law in effect continuously on and after the date of the enactment of this section, there is no voter registration requirement for individuals in the State with respect to elections for Federal office.
(b) Eligible individual
For purposes of this section, the term eligible individual means, with respect to any election for Federal office, an individual who is otherwise qualified to vote in that election.
(c) Effective date
Each State shall be required to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) for the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office occurring in November 2026 and for any subsequent election for Federal office.
(b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement
Section 401 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 21111), as amended by section 2(b) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended by striking and 304
and inserting 304, and 305
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(c) Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act, as amended by section 2(c) of the COCOA Act of 2024, is amended—
(1)
by redesignating the items relating to sections 305 and 306 as relating to sections 306 and 307, respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after the item relating to section 304 the following new item: