3.0.0 799 2019-11-15T21:33:26Z 2019-11-15T21:33:26Z House H HRES 2012-09-20 112 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2012-10-02T18:48:28Z Referred to 2012-09-20T14:05:50Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2012-09-20T14:05:45Z 2012-10-02 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2012-09-20 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 2012-09-20 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 2012-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-09-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 N C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2012-09-20 True S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2012-09-20 True J000289 Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] Jim Jordan R OH 4 2012-09-20 True L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2012-09-20 True J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2012-09-20 True A000365 Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] Steve Austria R OH 7 2012-09-20 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2012-09-20 True L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2012-09-20 True S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2012-09-20 True R000586 Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] James Renacci R OH B. 16 2012-09-20 True G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-18] Bob Gibbs R OH 18 2012-09-20 True Government Operations and Politics Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2012-09-20 Introduced in House 2012-11-06T17:59:16Z Affirms that it is U.S. policy to provide for the ability of members of the uniformed services to exercise their constitutional right to vote and acknowledges that particular consideration be given to them due to restrictions, uncertainties, and risks, such as deployment, that present a challenge in voting.

Recognizes the legislative and judicial precedent of granting particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens regarding absentee voting.

Affirms that while the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against arbitrary classifications, and requires that similarly situated persons be treated equally, members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens are not similarly situated, and that the restrictions, uncertainties, and risks that members of the uniformed services face warrant consideration that is not arbitrary.

]]> Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office. Introduced in House 2012-09-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres799ih/xml/BILLS-112hres799ih.xml 2012-10-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. 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.