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Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2009 [HB-105] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to: (1) use of a national federal write-in absentee ballot; (2) verified ballots; (3) preservation of voting records; (4) requirements for counting provisional ballots; (5) minimum required voting systems and poll workers in polling places; (6) standards for establishing the minimum required voting systems and poll workers; (7) election day registration; (8) removal from voter registration list; (9) early voting; (10) voting systems (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/12/2009

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The Heroes Act [HB-8406] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Disaster Relief ]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/29/2020

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Vote By Mail Stamp Act [HB-8104] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
To provide for the issuance of the Voting By Mail Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 08/25/2020

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EASE Act Emergency Assistance for Safe Elections Act [HB-7905] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Public Health ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make payments to States to assist in administering elections during the COVID-19 Pandemic, to direct the Election Assistance Commission to adopt voluntary guidelines for use of nonvoting election technology, to prohibit payments under such Act to States which do not prohibit ballot harvesting, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Introduced In House on 07/31/2020

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Accessible Voting Act of 2020 [HB-7755] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ]
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 07/23/2020

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7668] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Data Privacy ]
Provides FY2021 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies, including the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. The independent agencies funded in the bill include the Administrative Conference of the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Election Assistance Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Election Commission, the Federal Labor Relations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-456, By Mr. Quigley. on 07/17/2020

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ACCESS Act American Coronavirus/COVID–19 Election Safety and Security Act [HB-7427] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Native American Affairs ] [Disaster Relief ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ]
Requires states and jurisdictions to establish contingency plans to enable individuals to vote in federal elections during emergencies, expands vote-by-mail and early-in person voting, expands online and same-day voter registration, and provides certain accommodations to voters residing on Indian lands.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Zoe Lofgren Introduced In House on 06/30/2020

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Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 [S.4033] [Disaster Relief ] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
A bill to require States to establish contingency plans for the conduct of elections for Federal office in response to national disasters and emergencies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 06/22/2020

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DemocracyCorps Act [S.3822] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Funding ] [Public Health ]
A bill to establish DemocracyCorps to assist State and local governments administer elections and to promote democracy, to establish special procedures and authorize funding for Federal election in 2020 in response to COVID-19, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish additional permanent requirements for Federal elections, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/21/2020

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State Elections Preparedness Act [S.3778] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ] [Disaster Relief ]
Authorizes the Election Assistance Commission to waive matching funds requirements for states that receive election security grants. Such grants are available to states to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) for the 2020 federal election cycle.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/20/2020

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The Heroes Act [HB-6800] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Student Loans ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Food ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ] [Retirement ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Telecommunications ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Insurance ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Unemployment ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020

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Secure Our Elections Act [HB-6777] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Cybersecurity ] [Voting Rights ]
Waives matching funds requirements for states that receive election security grants from the Election Assistance Commission. Such grants are available to states to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) for the 2020 federal election cycle.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole Introduced In House on 05/08/2020

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Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020 [HB-6379] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Inflation ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Student Loans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Unemployment ] [Disaster Relief ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. The bill provides FY2020 supplemental appropriations for federal agencies to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. The supplemental appropriations are designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits. In addition, the bill expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, and food assistance programs; provides economic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Introduced In House on 03/23/2020

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Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act of 2020 [S.3529] [Disaster Relief ] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Cybersecurity ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ]
Revises and establishes voting procedures for federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires each state and jurisdiction to, within 30 days, establish and publish a contingency plan to enable voters to vote in federal elections during an emergency. Such plan must (1) include initiatives related to the safety and recruitment of poll workers, and (2) permit registered voters to submit online requests for absentee ballots and vote by mail or by drop-off location. Additionally, for all federal elections, a state must ensure that voters have 20 days (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 03/18/2020

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Voting Access Act [HB-6183] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ]
Requires the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to establish national standards and conduct studies relating to federal elections. Specifically, the EAC must establish national standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for federal office. Among other things, such standards must include a requirement that no individual shall be required to wait longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place. The bill requires each state to comply with the national standards established by the EAC. Additionally, the EAC (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/10/2020

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Protect American Voters Act [HB-5707] [Elections ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Voting Rights ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Establishes a specified technology committee and unit within the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to address the security of election technology. Specifically, the bill establishes the Emerging Election Technology Committee to advise the EAC on voluntary guidelines for election officials on the use of nonvoting election technology. Nonvoting election technology refers to the technology used in the administration of federal elections which is not used directly in the casting, counting, tabulating, or collecting of ballots or votes (e.g., electronic (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young Introduced In House on 01/29/2020

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Accessible Voting Act of 2020 [S.3206] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ]
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/16/2020

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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [S.2226] [Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/23/2019

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Redistricting Reform Act of 2019 [HB-3572] [Elections ]
Requires that congressional redistricting be conducted in accordance with a plan developed by (1) a state-established independent commission; or (2) if such a commission fails to enact a plan, a three-judge panel from a U.S. District Court.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 07/30/2019

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Election Security Assistance Act [HB-3412] [Cybersecurity ] [Elections ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Voting Rights ] [National Security ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Addresses security threats to federal elections. Specifically, the bill authorizes grants to states for election technology and security, requires election poll books to meet voting system standards, allows for expedited security clearances for certain state election officials and officials with the Election Assistance Commission, requires federal entities to share information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding election cybersecurity incidents, and requires DHS to share information with state and local officials regarding election (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Introduced In House on 06/21/2019

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