Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense and the Federal Voting Assistance Program should take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and citizens living overseas are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections.
Latest action · Oct 2, 2008 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJul 8, 2008
- Agreed to in HouseSep 17, 2008
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Declares the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) should inform members of the Armed Forces and their eligible dependents, with monthly electronic reminders, about opportunities to register to vote and to request absentee ballots for the 2008 elections; (2) state and local election officials should work with the FVAP to develop methods for obtaining updated addresses and contact information, if possible, for any such individuals, and any citizens living overseas, with undeliverable ballot addresses; and (3) the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness should report to specified congressional committees on all related efforts.
Expresses the sense of Congress about related duties of states and local jurisdictions.
Urges the Department of Defense, the FVAP, the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and state governments to examine recommendations in the EAC September 2007 survey findings regarding the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 8, 2008 to Sep 17, 2008; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-NC | Robin Hayes | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Original | Jul 8, 2008 |
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Jul 9, 2008 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jul 22, 2008 | |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Jul 31, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Sep 8, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Sep 11, 2008 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Sep 15, 2008 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Sep 17, 2008 |
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 Jul 8, 2008 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jul 8, 2008 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jul 25, 2008 | |
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Oct 2, 2008 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Sep 22, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 17, 2008Mrs. Davis (CA) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Sep 17, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8371-8373)
- Sep 17, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 388.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8371–H8373Text printed H8371 | Kevin McCarthy R-CA, Susan A. Davis D-CA | Sep 17, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense and the Federal Voting Assistance Program should take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense and the Federal Voting Assistance Program should take certain additional and timely measures to ensure that members of the Armed Forces and their dependents and citizens living overseas are provided with reasonable information on how to register to vote and vote in the 2008 general elections.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Absentee voting
- Americans in foreign countries
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congress
- Congressional elections
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Families
- Federal-local relations
- Federal-state relations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Military dependents
- Military personnel
- Presidential elections
- Soldier voting
- Surveys
- Voter registration
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Referred in Senate
- Sep 17, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jul 8, 2008Introduced 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 resolution 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.
