Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019
Latest action · May 21, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish a Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote sound election-administration practices around the world. The State Department may award grants to qualified, tax-exempt, U.S.-based organizations that have expertise and experience in relevant topics, such as election-system integrity. Grants may be used to design programs to bring relevant individuals, such as election administrators and poll workers, together to study and discuss election procedures.
The State Department shall periodically report to Congress on the program's activities.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2019 to May 20, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 15, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | May 20, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2019Markup Apr 9, 2019 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 21, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- May 20, 2019Mr. Castro (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 20, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3975-3976)
- May 20, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 753.
- May 20, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3975)
- May 20, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 9, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E676 | Mark Meadows R-NC | May 24, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3975, H3976Text printed H3975 | Joaquin Castro D-TX, Ron Wright R-TX | May 20, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 17, 2019H.R. 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 15, January 24, 2019, page H1212.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46146 | Campaign and Election Security Policy: Overview and Recent Developments for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 2, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 324 | Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 4, 2019 |
| HR 1488 | Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 21, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote international exchanges on best election practices, cultivate more secure democratic institutions around the world, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Global Electoral Exchange Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Referred in Senate
- May 20, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced 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.
