3.0.0 6593 2019-02-20T22:42:52Z 2019-02-23T22:07:57Z House H HR 2012-11-16 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OLSON:H.R. 6593.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 4, Clause I--The times, places, andmanner of holding elections for senators and representatives,shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof;but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter suchregulations, except as to the places of choosing senators.Article I, Section 8, Clause 7--The Congress shall havepower to establish Post Offices and post roads.[[Page H6429]][Page H6428]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2012-11-16T14:00:48Z 2012-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 N Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Military personnel and dependents Postal service Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-11-16 Introduced in House 2012-12-12T16:16:19Z Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to: (1) increase from 5 to 10 years the length of imprisonment for criminal activities involving intimidation or fraud in connection with voter registration and voting, and (2) prohibit an individual involved in such activities from voting in subsequent federal elections.

Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require the appropriate state election official, in transmitting balloting materials to absent uniformed services voters, to: (1) ensure that any tray or sack containing such materials is tagged with Tag 191 or some other similar tagging device to provide greater visibility to such containers, and (2) use IMb Tracing or other similar tracking methods to provide real-time tracking information for such materials.

Directs the Postmaster General to report to Congress on the efforts undertaken to deter and prevent the loss and theft of balloting materials transmitted to or by absent uniformed services voters in elections for federal office.

]]> Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 Display Title Voter Fraud Prevention Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the penalties imposed for intimidating, threatening, or coercing any person from engaging in voter registration activities or for procuring, submitting, or casting false voter registration applications or ballots, to amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require election officials to transmit balloting materials to absent uniformed services voters using the automated tagging and tracing services provided by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6593ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6593ih.xml 2012-11-16 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.