To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit State election officials from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for Federal office or to vote in an election for Federal office in a jurisdiction on the grounds that the individual resides in a household in the jurisdiction which is subject to foreclosure proceedings or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a hurricane or other major disaster, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 25, 2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state or local election official from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for federal office in a jurisdition or to vote in an election for federal office in a jurisdiction if the challenge is not based on good cause.
Declares that a challenge is not based on good cause if it is based on residence in property subject to foreclosure proceedings or in an area damaged by hurricane or other major disaster.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 31, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Jul 31, 2009 |
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 Jul 31, 2009Markup Nov 4, 2009Reported Mar 25, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2010Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-457.
- Mar 25, 2010Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
- Nov 4, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 4, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 31, 2009Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Nov 20, 2009H.R. 3489, A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit state election officials from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for federal office in a jurisdiction on the grounds<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on November 4, 2009</p>
- Nov 20, 2009H.R. 3489, A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit state election officials from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for federal office in a jurisdiction on the groundsCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on November 4, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | MARKUP OF H.R. 3224, H.R. 2843, COMMITTEE RESOLUTION 111-6, COMMITTEE RESOLUTION 111-7, H.R. 3542, AND H.R. 348980 pages | Committee on House Administration | Nov 4, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40609 | The National Voter Registration Act of 1993: History, Implementation, and Effects Archived | Report | Sep 18, 2013 |
Titles 1
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 prohibit State election officials from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for Federal office or to vote in an election for Federal office in a jurisdiction on the grounds that the individual resides in a household in the jurisdiction which is subject to foreclosure proceedings or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a hurricane or other major disaster, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2010Reported in House
- Jul 31, 2009Introduced 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.
