3.0.0 6590 2021-04-19T19:44:29Z 2021-04-19T19:44:29Z House H HR 2012-11-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia:H.R. 6590.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4.[Page H6397]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-12-07T18:31:36Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2012-12-07T18:31:27Z Referred to 2012-11-15T15:01:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2012-11-15T15:00:52Z FAST Voting Act of 2012 112 3635 S 2012-11-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2012-12-07 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2012-12-07 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2012-11-15 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 2012-11-15 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 2012-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 N L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2012-11-15 True C001083 Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] John Carney D DE C. 0 2012-12-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-12-11 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2012-12-11 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2012-12-11 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2012-12-11 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-12-12 False Government Operations and Politics Disability and paralysis Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency planning and evacuation Military personnel and dependents Natural disasters Performance measurement State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-11-15 Introduced in House 2012-12-14T16:23:24Z Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 or FAST Voting Act of 2012 - Directs the Attorney General to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration.

Requires the grant application to include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking voters, and (4) other related matters.

Requires each grantee to establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable. ]]>

FAST Voting Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced FAST Voting Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2012 Display Title FAST Voting Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration. Introduced in House 2012-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6590ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6590ih.xml 2012-12-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.