Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Voting

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

2008-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

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

2008-06-26T00:00:00Z

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: H.R.6339 Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008

2008-06-20T00:00:00Z

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6240 Weekend Voting Act

2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

To change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.

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

2008-06-06T00:00:00Z

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

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

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

2008-04-03T00:00:00Z

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

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

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: S.2638 Weekend Voting Act

2008-02-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.431 A resolution calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.

2008-01-25T00:00:00Z

A resolution calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.283 Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

Calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.

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

2008-01-17T00:00:00Z

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

Bill Enacted: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill

2007-12-26T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-161.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill

2007-12-26T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill

2007-12-24T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

December 24, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2764 Omnibus Appropriations bill

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4173 OVERSEAS Vote Act

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the participation of absent overseas voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

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

2007-11-09T00:00:00Z

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.