HR 1510 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003

Introduced Mar 31, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Alcee L. Hastings D-FL

Latest action · Apr 16, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Progress

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IntroducedMar 31, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) permit an individual to register to vote on the date of the election at each polling place in a State at which ballots are cast in an election for Federal office; and (2) require each jurisdiction in a State which administers an election for Federal office to designate early voting sites to serve as polling places for the election prior to the election date, and to permit any registered voter to cast a ballot at the site.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) many Americans do not vote on Election Day because of conflicting work schedules; (2) Federal, State, and local governments should share the responsibility for increasing voter turnout; (3) States should establish Election Day as a legal public holiday and provide full paid leave for State government employees; and (4) the treatment of Election Day in the same manner as Veterans Day for purposes of law relating to Federal employment will lead to increased voter turnout and will increase the availability of poll workers and suitable polling places.

Sets out requirements for employee voting leave.

Expresses the sense of Congress encouraging State and other jurisdictions to distribute sample ballots, information on voting, and other voter education materials as an aid to preventing errors by voters at the polls and reducing the rates of spoiled ballots.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2003 to Sep 24, 2003; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Albert Russell Wynn	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-MA	Barney Frank	Original	Mar 31, 2003
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-MN	Betty McCollum	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-FL	Corrine Brown	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-IL	Danny K. Davis	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-HI	Ed Case	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-TX	Eddie Bernice Johnson	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-CA	Fortney Pete Stark	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-FL	Kendrick B. Meek	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-CA	Lynn C. Woolsey	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-NY	Major R. Owens	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-TX	Sheila Jackson Lee	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-OH	Stephanie Tubbs Jones	Original	Mar 31, 2003
D-OH	Dennis J. Kucinich		Apr 8, 2003
D-FL	Peter Deutsch		Apr 10, 2003
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings		May 6, 2003
D-CA	Juanita Millender-McDonald		May 6, 2003
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva		May 6, 2003
D-OH	Sherrod Brown		May 6, 2003
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes		May 22, 2003
D-OH	Tim Ryan		Jun 5, 2003
D-NC	Melvin L. Watt		Sep 24, 2003

Committees 3

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 Mar 31, 2003
House	Oversight and Government Reform Committee	Referred Mar 31, 2003
	Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee	Referred Apr 16, 2003
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Mar 31, 2003
	Workforce Protections Subcommittee	Referred Apr 14, 2003

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 16, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Apr 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 31, 2003Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E621-622)
Mar 31, 2003Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

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 E621	Alcee L. Hastings D-FL	Mar 31, 2003

Research

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CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

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Product	Title	Kind	Published
R40609	The National Voter Registration Act of 1993: History, Implementation, and Effects Archived	Report	Sep 18, 2013

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to permit individuals to register to vote at polling places on the date of an election, to cast ballots at designated polling places prior to the date of an election, and to obtain absentee ballots for an election for any reason, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Voter Outreach and Turnout Expansion Act of 2003

Subjects

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Text 1

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Mar 31, 2003Introduced in House

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