To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the amount of the requirements payment made under such Act, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 5, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 5, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make an additional payment to the State Election Commission of Puerto Rico to assist it to meet federal election administration requirements under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA).
Requires the EAC to make such a requirements payment in an amount that would treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as each of the several states and the District of Columbia.
Amends HAVA to revise the formula for determining the minimum amount of requirements payments to Puerto Rico.
Cosponsors
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Actions 2
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- Dec 5, 2006Introduced in House
- Dec 5, 2006Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
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- Dec 5, 2006Introduced in House
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