Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Voter registration

Bill Introduced: H.R.6704 Student VOTER Act of 2008

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies.

Bill Introduced: S.3390 Student VOTER Act of 2008

2008-07-30T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6625 Veteran Voting Support Act

2008-07-28T20:00:00Z

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3308 Veteran Voting Support Act

2008-07-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.3212 Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008

2008-06-25T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the security of voting systems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.600 A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as "Freedom Summer".

2008-06-23T20:00:00Z

A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as "Freedom Summer".

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1293 Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer".

2008-06-19T20:00:00Z

Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer".

Bill Introduced: S.3100 Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008

2008-06-05T20:00:00Z

A bill to require early voting in Federal elections, to prohibit restrictions on absentee voting in Federal elections, to establish a grant program to promote voting by mail, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2959 Election Day Registration Act

2008-04-30T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5946 Election Day Registration Act

2008-04-30T20:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5695 Noncitizen Voting Prevention Act of 2008

2008-04-02T20:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require applications for voter registration with respect to elections for Federal office to include a statement that an alien who falsely claims to be a citizen of the United States is deportable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5628 Make Provisional Ballots Count Act 2008

2008-03-12T20:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to give individuals who are permitted to cast a provisional ballot in elections for Federal office the option to re-register to vote in such elections at the polling place, to establish a uniform standard for the treatment of provisional ballots cast at incorrect polling places, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5038 Caging Prohibition Act of 2008

2008-01-16T19:00:00Z

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4237 Overseas Voting Practical Amendments Act of 2007

2007-11-14T19:00:00Z

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to prohibit States from refusing to accept balloting materials solely because the materials are generated through the use of a computer program, are not printed on a specific type of paper, or do not otherwise meet similar extraneous requirements which are not clearly necessary to prevent fraud in the conduct of elections, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4145 Provisional Ballot Fairness in Counting Act of 2007

2007-11-08T19:00:00Z

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to clarify the treatment of provisional ballots cast in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2305 Caging Prohibition Act of 2007

2007-11-04T19:00:00Z

A bill to prevent voter caging.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3169 Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007

2007-07-23T20:00:00Z

To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to respond to election administration needs which result from a major natural disaster, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2835 To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.

2007-06-21T20:00:00Z

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the requirements under such Act regarding the ability of absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee registration procedures and vote by absentee ballot in Federal elections to elections for certain offices in American Samoa.

Bill Introduced: S.1487 Ballot Integrity Act of 2007

2007-05-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require an individual, durable, voter-verified paper record under title III of such Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2457 Same-Day Voter Registration Act of 2007

2007-05-22T20:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election.