3.0.0 331 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z 2023-01-11T13:20:28Z Senate S S 2011-02-14 112 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-02-14T19:33:31Z Military Ballot Integrity Act of 2012 112 6594 HR 2012-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS 2011-02-14 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2011-02-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001261 Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] John Barrasso R WY N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2011-02-14 True E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2011-10-20 False Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-02-14 Introduced in Senate 2011-02-22T17:45:30Z Military and Overseas Voters' Relief Act - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (the Act) to allow any person aggrieved by a violation of voting rights under the Act to bring a civil action for necessary declaratory or injunctive relief. (Under current law, only the Attorney General may bring such an action.) Allows for the award of reasonable attorney's fees for the prevailing party.

Requires a report from the Attorney General in each year in which a general election for federal office is scheduled on the number of attorneys and other staff within the Department of Justice (DOJ) assigned to enforce the Act, as well as a plan to detect noncompliance by state and local election officials with requirements of the law.

]]> Military and Overseas Voters' Relief Act Display Title Military and Overseas Voters' Relief Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that military voters have the right to bring a civil action under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to safeguard their right to vote. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Military and Overseas Voters' Relief Act Introduced in Senate 2011-02-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s331is/xml/BILLS-112s331is.xml 2011-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.