3.0.0 5828 2019-11-15T21:11:31Z 2019-11-15T21:11:31Z House H HR 2012-05-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MALONEY:H.R. 5828.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, Clause 1, The Times, Places andManner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives,shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;but Congress may at any time make or alter such Regulations,except as to the Place of chusing Senators.[Page H3162]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing hsha08 Elections Subcommittee Referred to 2012-05-24T17:50:50Z Referred to 2012-05-18T13:02:20Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 112 5799 HR 2012-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 112 3608 S 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2012-05-24 hsha08 Elections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. Committee 2012-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-05-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E862) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 N G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2012-05-18 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-05-18 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents Postal service Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-05-18 Introduced in House 2012-07-26T19:21:06Z Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to permit a valid voter registration and absentee ballot request submitted by an absent U.S. military or civilian overseas voter with respect to an election for a U.S. federal office to be treated as a request for each subsequent election held in that person's normal state of residence through the next regularly scheduled general election. Provides an exception for voters changing their state of registration.

Prohibits a state from refusing to accept or process an otherwise valid absentee registration or ballot application from such voters on the grounds that it was submitted before the date on which such state accepts or processes such applications from domestic voters.

]]> To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to permit an absentee ballot application submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter with respect to an election for Federal office to serve as an absentee ballot application for each subsequent election for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office. Display Title To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to permit an absentee ballot application submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter with respect to an election for Federal office to serve as an absentee ballot application for each subsequent election for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to permit an absentee ballot application submitted by an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter with respect to an election for Federal office to serve as an absentee ballot application for each subsequent election for Federal office held in the State through the next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office. Introduced in House 2012-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5828ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5828ih.xml 2012-05-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections. 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.