The Help America Vote Act and Election Administration: Overview and Selected Issues for the 2016 Election
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- HR 1994113th Congress
Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
Dec 12, 2013 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 211.
- HR 3547113th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-76.
- HR 4681113th Congress
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 19, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-293.
- HR 83113th Congress
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 16, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-235.
- HR 933113th Congress
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
Mar 26, 2013 · Became Public Law No: 113-6.
- S 540113th Congress
Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act
Feb 15, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-83.
- HR 126114th Congress
Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections (VOTE) Act
Jan 6, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 12114th Congress
Voter Empowerment Act of 2015
Apr 29, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- HR 1428114th Congress
Judicial Redress Act of 2015
Feb 24, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-126.
- HR 1459114th Congress
Democracy Restoration Act of 2015
Apr 21, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 1556114th Congress
Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015
Apr 21, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 1617114th Congress
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2015
Mar 25, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 1618114th Congress
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2015
Mar 25, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 195114th Congress
Election Assistance Commission Termination Act
Dec 3, 2015 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 275.
- HR 2029114th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-113.
- HR 2392114th Congress
Restoring Important Voter Eligibility Requirements to States Act of 2014
Jun 1, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- HR 2655114th Congress
Open Our Democracy Act of 2015
Jun 16, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 2694114th Congress
Automatic Voter Registration Act
Jun 9, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 2835114th Congress
Border Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015
Oct 16, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-68.
- HR 2867114th Congress
Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
Jun 15, 2016 · Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Aguilar. Petition No: 114-4. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/114/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0004.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)
- HR 2887114th Congress
Time Off to Vote Act
Nov 16, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
- HR 2995114th Congress
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016
Jul 9, 2015 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
- HR 3276114th Congress
Same Day Registration Act of 2015
Jul 29, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 3277114th Congress
Voter Access Protection Act of 2015
Jul 29, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 3364114th Congress
America Votes Act of 2015
Jul 29, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 3522114th Congress
PROVE Act
Sep 16, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 3910114th Congress
Weekend Voting Act
Nov 3, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 411114th Congress
Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2015
Jan 20, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 4679114th Congress
People Before Party Act of 2016
Mar 3, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 4975114th Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5720 South 142nd Street in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb A. Nelson Post Office Building".
Jul 29, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-212.
- HR 5016114th Congress
Financial Literacy for Financial Aid Act
Sep 19, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- HR 5131114th Congress
VOTE Act of 2016
Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- HR 5352114th Congress
No One Can Take Away Your Right to Vote Act of 2016
May 26, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 5485114th Congress
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017
Jul 12, 2016 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
- HR 5488114th Congress
Voting Access Act
Jun 15, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 5557114th Congress
Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016
Jun 22, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 5779114th Congress
Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016
Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- HR 5793114th Congress
Citizenship Empowerment Act
Jul 14, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- HR 5819114th Congress
Vote By Mail Act of 2016
Jul 14, 2016 · Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- HR 6072114th Congress
Election Integrity Act of 2016
Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 6073114th Congress
Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016
Sep 30, 2016 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies.
- HR 871114th Congress
Formerly Incarcerated Voter Registration Act of 2015
Mar 16, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 885114th Congress
Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015
Mar 16, 2015 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
- HR 951114th Congress
State Sovereignty in Voting Act
Feb 12, 2015 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- S 1088114th Congress
Voter Registration Modernization Act
Apr 27, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 1139114th Congress
Same Day Registration Act
Apr 30, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- S 1252114th Congress
Global Food Security Act of 2016
Jul 20, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-195.
- S 1659114th Congress
Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
Jun 24, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4604-4606)
- S 1910114th Congress
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016
Jul 30, 2015 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
- S 1912114th Congress
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2015
Jul 30, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.