HR 430 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Federal Election Standards Act of 2001

Introduced Feb 6, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Bill Delahunt D-MA

Latest action · Feb 6, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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.

IntroducedFeb 6, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Federal Election Standards Act of 2001- Establishes the National Advisory Commission on Federal Election Standards to: (1) examine and report to the President, the Congress, and the chief election official of each State regarding the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of Federal election procedures in the States; (2) develop standards for the conduct of Federal elections and make recommendations with respect to the periodic review and updating of such standards; and (3) make additional recommendations to Congress with respect to procedural and administrative aspects of Federal elections over which Congress may exercise legislative authority under the Constitution.

Directs the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to establish a program to make grants to qualifying States to improve the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of Federal election procedures by carrying out programs, projects, and other activities to bring the conduct of Federal elections into conformity with such standards.

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2001 to Mar 13, 2001; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-PA	James C. Greenwood	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Feb 6, 2001
R-FL	Joe Scarborough	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-CT	John B. Larson	Original	Feb 6, 2001
R-LA	John Cooksey	Original	Feb 6, 2001
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-CA	Juanita Millender-McDonald	Original	Feb 6, 2001
R-SC	Lindsey Graham	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-MI	Lynn N. Rivers	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-TX	Martin Frost	Original	Feb 6, 2001
R-GA	Nathan Deal	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-PA	Tim Holden	Original	Feb 6, 2001
D-CA	Bob Filner		Feb 28, 2001
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Feb 28, 2001
D-GA	Cynthia A. McKinney		Feb 28, 2001
R-NY	James T. Walsh		Feb 28, 2001
D-NY	Major R. Owens		Feb 28, 2001
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez		Mar 13, 2001

Committees 1

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 Feb 6, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123-124)
Feb 6, 2001Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E123Explanations E124	Bill Delahunt D-MA	Feb 6, 2001

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To establish a bipartisan commission to study the accuracy, integrity, and efficiency of Federal election procedures and develop standards for the conduct of Federal elections, and to authorize grants and technical assistance to the States to assist them in implementing such standards.
Short Titles as Introduced: Federal Election Standards Act of 2001
Popular Titles: Improve Voting Process bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 6, 2001Introduced in House

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