Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Voting rights

Bill Introduced: H.R.1748 America Votes Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To 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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1280 Voter Fraud Prevention Act

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the penalties imposed for intimidating, threatening, or coercing any person from engaging in voter registration activities or for procuring, submitting, or casting false voter registration applications or ballots, to require election officials to transmit voter registration cards and absentee ballots to voters in elections for Federal office through the use of the automated tagging and tracing services provided by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1018 To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Bill Introduced: S.457 Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

A bill to posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Alice Paul, in recognition of her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.

Bill Introduced: H.R.874 Alice Paul Women's Suffrage Congressional Gold Medal Act

2013-02-26T19:00:00Z

To award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of Alice Paul's role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.17 Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".

Bill Introduced: S.132 New Columbia Admission Act

2013-01-23T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.

Bill Introduced: H.R.12 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.123 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2013

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

A 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.

Bill Introduced: S.58 Lines Interfere with National Elections Act of 2013

2013-01-21T19:00:00Z

A 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.

Bill Introduced: S.9 Clean and Fair Elections Act

2013-01-21T19:00:00Z

A bill to strengthen our Nation's electoral system by ensuring clean and fair elections.

Bill Introduced: H.R.289 VOTE Act

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased use of the internet in voter registration, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.299 District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2013

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To restore the Federal electoral rights of the residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.292 New Columbia Admission Act

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.

Bill Introduced: H.R.278 John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To 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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.223 John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act

2013-01-13T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.J.Res.7 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding presidential election voting rights for residents of all United States territories and commonwealths.

Bill Introduced: H.R.50 Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To 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.

Bill Introduced: S.3696 A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.

2012-12-18T19:00:00Z

A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the Union.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6632 Voting Line Reduction and Online Registration Act

2012-12-03T19:00:00Z

To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to modernize State voting systems by allowing for increased use of the internet in voter registration, and for other purposes.