3.0.0 2250 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z House H HR 2005-05-11 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T20:53:32Z Referred to 2005-05-11T14:04:25Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2005-05-11T14:04:20Z Voter Bounty Registration Act of 2006 109 5776 HR 2006-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2005-07-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2005-05-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-05-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-11 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2005-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000545 Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] MARK GREEN R WI 8 N K000358 Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MARK KENNEDY R MN R. 6 2006-04-04 False Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Administrative procedure Ballots Congress Congressional elections Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Driver licenses Economics and Public Finance Election Assistance Commission Election administration Election fraud Employee training Evidence (Law) Ex-offenders Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties) Governmental investigations Grants-in-aid Identification devices Independent regulatory commissions Intergovernmental fiscal relations Labor and Employment Law Photography Presidential elections Social Welfare Standards State laws Transportation and Public Works Volunteer workers Voter registration Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-05-11 Introduced in House 2005-05-27T21:25:55Z Valuing Our Trust in Elections Act - Directs the Attorney General, within 30 days after receiving a complaint or other allegation, backed by evidence, of a violation of any Federal criminal law regarding voter intimidation, election fraud, or any provision relating to a Federal election, to initiate an investigation, and report to the chief election official of the State involved every 60 days until the investigation is completed.

Amends the Help America Vote Act to require: (1) each State to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms for Federal elections; and (2) the Election Assistance Commission to establish standards for the prevention of fraud and abuse in the handling of absentee ballots in such elections. Requires each State to distribute, collect, and process absentee ballots in Federal elections in accordance with such standards. Provides for appropriate penalties for enforcement.

Requires individuals who register to vote and voters who vote in person, unless exempted by State law in certain circumstances, to provide a current, valid government-issued photo identification.

Directs the Commission to make payments to eligible States for assisting individuals with covering the costs of obtaining the government-issued photo identification an individual must present or provide in order to receive a Federal election ballot.

Requires certain training programs for poll workers.

]]> Valuing Our Trust in Elections Act Short Titles as Introduced Valuing Our Trust in Elections Act Display Title Valuing Our Trust in Elections Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Attorney General to investigate allegations of violations of Federal criminal law regarding elections not later than 30 days after receiving the allegation, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to establish standards for the distribution of voter registration application forms and the handling of absentee ballots, to require individuals to produce photo identification as a condition of registering to vote or voting in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2250ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2250ih.xml 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.