HRES 758 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Designating a "National Month of Voter Registration".

Introduced Aug 2, 2012 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

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Latest action · Aug 3, 2012 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1423-1424)

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  1. IntroducedAug 2, 2012
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Urges designation of a National Month of Voter Registration to encourage every voting age citizen to register to vote, confirm their voting information with their local board of elections, confirm they have everything in hand required on election day to vote, and confirm their polling place for each day.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 2, 2012.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CABob FilnerOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-TXGene GreenOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MIHansen ClarkeOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalAug 2, 2012
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CALaura RichardsonOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NJRush HoltOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalAug 2, 2012
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalAug 2, 2012
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalAug 2, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Aug 2, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 3, 2012Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1423-1424)
  2. Aug 2, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Aug 2, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1423John Conyers, Jr. D-MIAug 3, 2012

Research

What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40609The National Voter Registration Act of 1993: History, Implementation, and Effects ArchivedReportSep 18, 2013

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 572A resolution designating September 2012 as the "National Month of Voter Registration".Related billSep 20, 2012

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
Designating a "National Month of Voter Registration".

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2012Introduced in House

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