The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): Overview and Ongoing Role in Election Administration Policy

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Mar 20, 2026

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Authors: Karen L. Shanton

Source topics: Voting, Elections & Redistricting

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• HR 3295Help America Vote Act of 2002
  107th Congress
• HR 2275Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001
  107th Congress
• HR 1059To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 1130A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote integrity in the casting of ballots in elections for Federal office.
  117th Congress
• HR 1381Count Every Vote Act of 2007
  110th Congress
• S 804Count Every Vote Act of 2007
  110th Congress
• HR 3835Protection Against Wrongful Voter Purges Act
  111th Congress
• HR 533Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005
  109th Congress
• HR 2239Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003
  108th Congress
• S 1980Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003
  108th Congress
• S 2093A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 2747A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 5746To amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration.
  117th Congress
• HR 634Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
  115th Congress
• HR 672Election Support Consolidation and Efficiency Act
  112th Congress
• S 957A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish minimum requirements for early voting.
  116th Congress
• HR 6072Election Integrity Act of 2016
  114th Congress
• S 955A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reduce waiting times for voters in Federal elections.
  116th Congress
• HR 1513To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to enhance enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• S 2117A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote.
  117th Congress
• HR 2358To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 954A bill to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 6202To require States to adopt contingency plans to prevent the disruption of Federal elections from the COVID-19 virus, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• S 3440A bill to require States to adopt contingency plans to prevent the disruption of Federal elections from the COVID-19 virus, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 7118To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to conduct elections for Federal office held in 2020 solely through the use of mail-in absentee ballots, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 6512To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require State and local election officials to conduct public education campaigns to notify individuals of changes in the administration of elections for Federal office in response to emergencies affecting public health and safety, to require the websites of such officials to be fully accessible to individuals with disabilities and to meet best practices established by the National Institute for Science and Technology for ensuring the continuing operation of such websites in the event of emergencies affecting public health and safety, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 640To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow individuals to vote in an election for Federal office during an early voting period which occurs prior to the date of the election, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 459A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote integrity in voter registration, the casting of ballots, and the tabulation of ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 2844To establish Election Security Enhancement Units in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make a grant to each State which certifies that it has implemented certain steps to ensure the integrity of voter registration, the casting of ballots, and the tabulation of ballots in elections for Federal office in the State, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 4307To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 4777To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 2232To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education that participate in programs under such title to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 992A bill to amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education that participate in programs under such title to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 565Martin Luther King, Jr. Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002
  107th Congress
• HR 1170Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001
  107th Congress
• S 953Bipartisan Federal Election Reform Act of 2001
  107th Congress
• HR 4John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
  117th Congress
• S 4A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 17Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005
  109th Congress
• HR 1To expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• S 1A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our democracy, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 118To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote early voting in elections for Federal office and to prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections, and for other purposes.
  116th Congress
• HR 322To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to promote integrity in voter registration, the casting of ballots, and the tabulation of ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 80To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, and for other purposes.
  117th Congress
• HR 14To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 2523A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 4798To modify the timing of each decennial census of population, to count only citizens under any such census, to apportion Representatives in Congress among the several States based on such census, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 156To ensure election integrity and security by establishing consistent photo identification requirements for voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 4916To expand youth access to voting, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 11Freedom to Vote Act
  118th Congress
• S 1Freedom to Vote Act
  118th Congress
• S 2344A bill to expand Americans' access to the ballot box and reduce the influence of big money in politics, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 9727To modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• S 5151A bill modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4563To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, equipping States with tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections, improving election administration in the District of Columbia, improving the effectiveness of military voting programs, enhancing election security, and protecting political speech, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4494To promote election integrity, voter confidence, and faith in elections by removing Federal impediments to, providing State tools for, and establishing voluntary considerations to support effective State administration of Federal elections and improving election administration in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4479To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve the administration and operation of the Election Assistance Commission, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 4911To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 160To ensure election integrity and security and enhance Americans' access to the ballot box by establishing consistent standards and procedures for voter registration and voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 4881To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for procuring and maintaining electronic pollbooks with the capability of collecting and disseminating wait time information, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 1To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  119th Congress
• HR 4457To address root causes of homelessness, meet the needs of community members experiencing harms from homelessness, transition communities towards providing housing for all, end penalization of homelessness, and ensure full democratic participation and inclusion of persons experiencing homelessness, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 2346A bill to require the Election Assistance Commission to develop voluntary guidelines for the administration of elections that address the use and risks of artificial intelligence technologies, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 158To require the use of independent nonpartisan commissions to carry out congressional redistricting.
  119th Congress
• HR 8753To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for the establishment of election integrity measures by States and to prohibit ballot harvesting in Federal elections.
  116th Congress
• S 4893A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for the establishment of election integrity measures by States and to prohibit ballot harvesting in Federal elections.
  116th Congress
• HR 861To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
  118th Congress
• HR 7300To promote the integrity and improve the administration of elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 22To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 128A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7296To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 1383A bill to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• S 3752A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress
• HR 7418To convert the program of public financing of presidential election campaigns to a program of providing grants to States for enhancing the security of election systems, and for other purposes.
  119th Congress