H.R. 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008

3.0.0 6339 2022-02-03T05:19:11Z 2022-02-03T05:19:11Z House H HR 2008-06-20 110 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Reported by 2008-09-25T22:27:23Z Markup by 2008-07-30T22:41:54Z Referred to 2008-06-20T13:04:20Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-06-20T13:04:15Z H. Rept. 110-886 2008-09-25 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-886, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2008-09-25 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-886, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2008-07-30 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-30 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2008-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2008-06-20 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2008-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 N V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-06-20 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2008-06-20 True D000136 Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] THOMAS DAVIS R VA M. 11 2008-06-20 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2008-06-20 True H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 2008-06-20 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2008-07-10 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2008-07-10 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2008-07-14 False G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2008-07-22 False 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z H.R. 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20186 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008</p> 2008-08-18T04:00:00Z H.R. 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20186 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008 Government Operations and Politics Economics and Public Finance Election Assistance Commission Election administration Employee training Federal employees Government paperwork Grants-in-aid Labor and Employment Leave of absence Voting Government Operations and Politics

00 2008-06-20 Introduced in House 2008-10-16T21:41:03Z Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 or the FEDVOTE Act of 2008 - Entitles executive agency employees to leave, without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, not exceeding six days in a leave year, in order to: (1) provide election administration assistance to a state or unit of local government at a polling place on the date of any election for public office; or (2) receive training without which the employee would be ineligible to provide such assistance.

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to eligible states for recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers on dates of elections for public office.

Requires grant recipients to use the manual prepared by the Commission on successful practices for poll worker recruiting, training, and retention as an interactive training tool and develop training programs with the participation and input of experts in adult learning.

Provides a formula for grant amounts based upon a state's voting age population percentage.

Requires reports to the Commission and to Congress on activities conducted with funds provided under this Act.

Exempts the Commission from application of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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18 2008-09-25 Reported to House amended, Part I 2008-10-16T21:45:53Z Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 or the FEDVOTE Act of 2008 - Entitles executive agency employees to leave, without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, not exceeding six days in a leave year, in order to: (1) provide election administration assistance to a state or unit of local government at a polling place on the date of any election for public office; or (2) receive training without which the employee would be ineligible to provide such assistance.

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to eligible states for recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers on dates of elections for public office.

Provides a formula for grant amounts based upon a state's voting age population percentage.

Requires reports to the Commission and to Congress on activities conducted with funds provided under this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

Exempts the Commission from application of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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FEDVOTE Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to House FEDVOTE Act of 2008 H House Short Titles as Introduced FEDVOTE Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to House Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 H House Display Title FEDVOTE Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and to direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training. Introduced in House 2008-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6339ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6339ih.xml 2008-09-25 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-886, Part I. 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.