3.0.0 3169 2023-01-11T21:18:17Z 2023-01-11T21:18:17Z House H HR 2007-07-24 110 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2007-07-24T13:00:20Z 2007-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2007-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 N Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Election administration Emergency Management Evacuation of civilians Government publicity Grants-in-aid Motor vehicle registration Transportation and Public Works Voter registration Voting machines Government Operations and Politics 00 2007-07-24 Introduced in House 2007-10-09T15:31:17Z Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to each eligible state to: (1) restore and replace supplies, materials, and equipment used in the administration of elections which were damaged as a result of a major natural disaster; and (2) conduct voter outreach and education for voters displaced as a result of a major natural disaster. Requires preference for states with satellite voting sites.

Grants an eligible disaster evacuee the right to be treated in the same manner as an absent uniform services voter and overseas voter under the Uniform and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act. Deems such an individual entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Requires each motor vehicle authority and each designated voter registration agency in a state to take necessary steps to notify individuals to whom services are provided of the protections of this Act and the requirements for obtaining those protections.

]]> Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States to respond to election administration needs which result from a major natural disaster, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Disaster Voting Reform Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3169ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3169ih.xml 2007-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 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.