Topic

Congressional elections

Bills 1,005 First seen 107th Most recent 119th

1,005 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 110th at 127. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
127 bills in the 110th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 388 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. Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. October 2, 2008
HJRES 99 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States concerning the election of the Members of the House of Representatives. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. September 24, 2008
HJRES 98 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. September 18, 2008
HJRES 61 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. November 2, 2007
HJRES 60 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for Representatives to be chosen every four years, and to limit the number of times Senators and Representatives may be elected. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. November 2, 2007
HJRES 57 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to Congressional succession. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. January 14, 2008
HJRES 56 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to temporarily fill mass vacancies in the House of Representatives and the Senate and to preserve the right of the people to elect their Representatives and Senators in Congress. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. January 14, 2008
HJRES 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to limitations on the amounts of contributions and expenditures that may be made in connection with campaigns for election to public office. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. February 2, 2007
HR 7281 Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. November 19, 2008
HR 7265 Fixing the Federal Voting Assistance Program Act of 2008 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. October 3, 2008
HR 7248 Military and Overseas Voting Enhancement Act Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. October 2, 2008
HR 7247 Vote Tabulation Audit Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. October 2, 2008
HR 7246 Poll Tape Transparency Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. October 2, 2008
HR 7245 Election Software Disclosure Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. October 2, 2008
HR 7244 Protection Against Wrongful Voter Purges Act Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. October 2, 2008
HR 7147 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. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. September 26, 2008
HR 7040 Protecting Voters in Foreclosure Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. September 24, 2008
HR 7034 Citizen's Accessibility Election Act Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. September 24, 2008
HR 7022 Fair Elections Now Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. September 23, 2008
HR 6704 Student VOTER Act of 2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1673) August 1, 2008
HR 6396 Congress 2012 Commission Act Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. June 26, 2008
HR 6296 To extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission. Became Public Law No: 110-433. October 16, 2008
HR 6240 Weekend Voting Act Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. June 11, 2008
HR 6077 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in elections for Federal office held in such jurisdictions, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. May 15, 2008
HR 6070 Military Spouses Residency Relief Act Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . June 26, 2008
HR 5971 American Elections Act of 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. June 3, 2008
HR 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 248 - 170 (Roll no. 493). July 15, 2008
HR 5747 Robocall Privacy Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. April 9, 2008
HR 5699 Blogger Protection Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. April 3, 2008
HR 5695 Noncitizen Voting Prevention Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. April 3, 2008

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.