3.0.0 1280 2019-02-20T12:19:14Z 2019-02-23T19:07:23Z House HR 2013-03-20 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. OLSON:H.R. 1280.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 H1719]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2013-03-20T14:03:15Z 2013-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2013-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 N R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2014-01-28 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2014-01-28 False F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2014-01-28 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Congressional oversight Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Fraud offenses and financial crimes Postal service Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-03-20 Introduced in House 2013-04-09T20:30:20Z Voter Fraud Prevention Act - 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, (2) prohibit an individual involved in such activities from voting in subsequent federal elections; and (3) require use of automated tagging and tracking services for voter registration cards and absentee ballots.

Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require use of automated tagging and tracking services for absentee ballots.

]]> Voter Fraud Prevention Act Short Titles as Introduced Voter Fraud Prevention Act Display Title Voter Fraud Prevention Act 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 require election officials to transmit voter registration cards and absentee ballots to voters in elections for Federal office through the use of the automated tagging and tracing services provided by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1280ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1280ih.xml 2013-03-20 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.