3.0.0 3073 2019-04-11T15:40:57Z 2019-04-11T15:40:57Z Senate S S 2008-05-22 110 hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2008-10-02T17:25:24Z ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2008-10-02T02:04:15Z Referred to 2008-05-22T21:53:42Z Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 110 5673 HR 2008-04-01 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2008-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2008-10-02 12:11:50 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2008-10-02 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2008-10-01 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-01 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10394-10396) Floor 2008-10-01 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2008-10-01 Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee 2008-05-22 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2008-05-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4805) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2008-05-22 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2008-05-22 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2008-05-22 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2008-05-22 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2008-05-22 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2008-05-22 True E000194 Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] JOHN ENSIGN R NV 2008-05-22 True M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2008-05-22 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2008-05-22 True S000888 Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] THEODORE STEVENS R AK F. 2008-05-22 True C000286 Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] SAXBY CHAMBLISS R GA 2008-05-22 True B001066 Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY] JIM BUNNING R KY 2008-05-22 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2008-05-22 True H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2008-05-22 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2008-05-22 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2008-05-22 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2008-05-22 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-05-22 True I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2008-05-22 True B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2008-05-22 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2008-05-22 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2008-05-22 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2008-06-09 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2008-06-10 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2008-06-26 False D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-07-23 False S001078 Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] John Sununu R NH E. 2008-07-23 False D000595 Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] James DeMint R SC W. 2008-07-25 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2008-07-29 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2008-07-31 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2008-11-17 False Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Ballots Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Election fraud Express service Government service contracts Postal service Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Soldier voting Government Operations and Politics 00 2008-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-17T15:21:54Z Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for federal office; and (2) delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials.

Requires the designee to: (1) ensure that such ballots are delivered prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election; (2) carry out delivery requirements through a contract with a private provider of express mail services, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking; and (3) take steps to ensure that such voters are able to cast their votes in a private and independent manner, and that vote contents remain private while in the designee's possession or control.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense (DOD) should: (1) utilize existing and emerging technologies to enhance the ability of members of the Armed Forces to meaningfully participate in elections and have their votes counted; and (2) continue to closely examine the option of electronic voting, with the objective of protecting voter privacy and guarding against voter fraud.

]]> 35 2008-10-01 Passed Senate amended 2009-01-02T16:51:36Z Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to direct the Secretary of Defense (the presidential designee) to establish procedures for: (1) collecting marked absentee ballots of military overseas voters in elections for federal office; and (2) delivering such ballots to the appropriate state election officials.

Requires the designee to: (1) ensure that such ballots are delivered prior to the time established for the closing of the polls on the date of the election; and (2) carry out delivery requirements through a contract with one or more providers of express mail services, which shall include a mechanism for ballot tracking. Provides a special rule for voters in jurisdictions using post office boxes for the collection of such ballots. Prohibits states from refusing to accept such ballots on the grounds that they were not delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the designee to: (1) provide outreach to absentee military voters on the procedures established under this Act; (2) report, after each general election, to the congressional defense and appropriations committees on the utilization of such procedures; and (3) submit a one-time report to such committees on the status of implementation of this Act.

Prohibits states from refusing to accept voter registration and absentee ballot applications and write-in ballots for failure to meet nonessential requirements (requirements not clearly necessary to prevent fraud in the conduct of elections).

]]> Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 Display Title Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters, and for other purposes. 5690 110 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2019-04-11T15:40:57Z 2008-10-01 Amendment SA 5690 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 5690 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/110th-congress/senate-amendment/5690 C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 1 1 F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-10-01 True 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z 2008-10-01T04:00:00Z Senate 110 S Senate S 3073 Military Voting Protection Act of 2008 2019-04-11T15:40:57Z 6 2008-10-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 5690 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2008-10-01 0 Senate Amendment SA 5690 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S10394-10396 text: CR S10394-10396) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2008-10-01 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 5690 proposed by Senator Durbin for Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S10394-10396 text: CR S10394-10396) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 5690 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2008-10-01 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Engrossed in Senate 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3073es/xml/BILLS-110s3073es.xml Referred in House 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3073rfh/xml/BILLS-110s3073rfh.xml Introduced in Senate 2008-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3073is/xml/BILLS-110s3073is.xml 2008-10-02 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.