Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001
Latest action · Apr 24, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to provide for: (1) extension of registration and balloting rights for absent uniformed services voters to State and local elections; (2) treatment of applications and absentee ballots submitted by absent uniformed services voters; and (3) coverage of recently separated uniformed services voters as absent uniformed services voters.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to carry out a demonstration project under which absent uniformed services voters are permitted to cast ballots in the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office for November 2002 through an electronic voting system.
Cosponsors 118
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2001 to Apr 18, 2002; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Apr 3, 2001 |
| R-VA | Edward L. Schrock | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Ander Crenshaw | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-AR | Asa Hutchinson | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Apr 24, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Bob Schaffer | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-NV | Jim Gibbons | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Larry Combest | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | May 1, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 3, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Ronnie Shows | May 3, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ernie Fletcher | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | May 9, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | May 9, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Bob Barr | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | May 15, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-NM | Joe Skeen | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | May 15, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | May 21, 2001 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 21, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | May 21, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | Bob Stump | May 22, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Gary A. Condit | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Todd Tiahrt | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Jun 7, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Jun 19, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Richard K. Armey | Jun 19, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Bob Riley | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| D-LA | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Wes Watkins | Jun 28, 2001 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-WA | George R. Nethercutt Jr. | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-NJ | Marge Roukema | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Jul 10, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-TN | Ed Bryant | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Joe Scarborough | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-OK | Steve Largent | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Wayne T. Gilchrest | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-TN | William L. Jenkins | Jul 11, 2001 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| R-UT | James V. Hansen | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Tony P. Hall | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| R-TN | Van Hilleary | Jul 17, 2001 | |
| D-TN | Harold E. Ford Jr. | Jul 18, 2001 | |
| D-GU | Robert A. Underwood | Jul 18, 2001 | |
| D-KY | Ken Lucas | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jul 19, 2001 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jul 23, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Jul 23, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Jul 23, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Jul 26, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Jul 26, 2001 | |
| R-NY | Vito Fossella | Jul 26, 2001 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Jul 27, 2001 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 30, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| R-IL | Philip M. Crane | Aug 2, 2001 | |
| R-IN | Brian D. Kerns | Sep 10, 2001 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Sep 14, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | Jim Kolbe | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Sep 21, 2001 | |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Oct 2, 2001 | |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Oct 9, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Nov 8, 2001 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-PA | Melissa A. Hart | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-OK | J. C. Watts Jr. | Dec 6, 2001 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Dec 18, 2001 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 20, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Dan Miller | Jan 24, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Feb 5, 2002 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Feb 5, 2002 | |
| D-IL | David D. Phelps | Apr 18, 2002 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Apr 3, 2001 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 24, 2001 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2001Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
- Apr 24, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Apr 3, 2001Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 107-69 | FEDERAL ELECTION PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES408 pages | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | May 3, 2001–May 9, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that military personnel do not lose the right to cast votes in elections in their domicile as a result of their service away from the domicile, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to extend the voter registration and absentee ballot protections for absent uniformed services personnel under such Act to State and local elections, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Military Overseas Voter Empowerment Act of 2001
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Absentee voting
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Ballots
- Computers in politics
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Election fraud
- Evidence (Law)
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Law
- Military discharges
- Residence requirements
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Soldier voting
- Voter registration
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 3, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
