3.0.0 533 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z 2022-02-03T05:28:12Z House H HR 2005-02-02 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-02-02T15:10:35Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2005-02-02T15:10:30Z 2005-02-02 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 2005-02-02 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 2005-02-02 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 2005-02-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E157-158) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2005-02-02 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2005-02-02 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2005-02-02 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2005-02-02 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-02-02 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-02-02 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2005-02-02 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2005-02-02 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2005-02-02 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-02-02 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2005-02-02 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2005-02-02 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-02-02 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2005-02-02 True J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2005-02-02 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2005-02-02 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2005-02-02 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2005-02-02 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2005-02-02 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2005-02-02 True O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2005-02-02 True C000191 Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] JULIA CARSON D IN 7 2005-02-02 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2005-02-02 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2005-02-02 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2005-02-02 True W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2005-02-08 False B000944 Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] Sherrod Brown D OH 13 2005-02-08 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2005-02-08 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2005-02-08 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2005-02-08 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2005-02-10 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-02-10 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2005-02-10 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2005-02-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2005-02-15 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2005-02-15 False S001153 Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32] HILDA SOLIS D CA L. 32 2005-02-15 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2005-03-01 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2005-03-01 False O000085 Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1] JOHN OLVER D MA W. 1 2005-03-01 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2005-03-01 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2005-03-01 False K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2005-03-01 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2005-03-10 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2005-04-19 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2005-05-10 False M000627 Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] MARTIN MEEHAN D MA T. 5 2006-03-09 False P000197 Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] NANCY PELOSI D CA 8 2006-04-25 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2006-06-28 False Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Authorization Ballots Civil actions and liability Commemorations Computer software Conflict of interests Congress Congressional elections Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Election Assistance Commission Election Day Election administration Election fraud Employee training Fines (Penalties) Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Governmental investigations Holidays Identification devices Independent regulatory commissions Injunctions Internet Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Postal service Presidential elections Punitive damages Science, Technology, Communications Soldier voting Standards State laws Volunteer workers Voter registration Voting Voting machines Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-02-02 Introduced in House 2005-03-11T22:07:15Z Voting Opportunity and Technology Enhancement Rights Act of 2005 - Makes it unlawful for any person to engage in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting voting in Federal elections. Directs the Attorney General to prevent persons, partnerships, or corporations from using unfair or deceptive acts or practices in or affecting voting in Federal elections.

Directs the Attorney General to carry out certain activities and prescribe rules regarding complaints alleging such acts or practices.

Provides for civil actions for violations of rules and cease and desist orders respecting unfair or deceptive acts or practices.

Amends the Federal criminal code to establish criminal penalties for such acts or practices, including conspiracy.

Requires the Attorney General to direct the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division and the Chief of the Voting Section to: (1) develop and implement procedures to ensure that the Voting Section has a reliable method of tracking and documenting allegations of voting irregularities and actions taken to address them; and (2) implement a method to track and report on election monitoring program activities in the Interactive Case Management System.

Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to: (1) use of national Federal write-in absentee ballot; (2) verified ballots; (3) preservation of records; (4) requirements for counting provisional ballots; (5) minimum required voting systems and poll workers in polling places; (6) standards for establishing the minimum required voting systems and poll workers; (7) election day registration; (8) removal from voter registration list; (9) early voting; (10) acceleration of study on election day as a public holiday; (11) voting systems and voter registration; (12) Internet registration; (13) establishing voter identification; (14) Election Administration requirements; (15) standards and training for election officials working at polling places; (16) requiring use of publicly available open source software in voting machines; (17) standards for conducting recounts; and (18) prohibiting agreements with entities failing to meet anti-conflict of interest standards for entities involved with voting machines.

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