3.0.0 3576 2023-01-11T13:23:48Z 2023-01-11T13:23:48Z House H HR 2013-11-21 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCARTHY of California:H.R. 3576.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.[Page H7355]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-24T20:55:55Z Referred to 2013-11-21T14:03:50Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-11-21T14:04:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2013-11-21T14:03:45Z Safeguarding Elections for our Nation's Troops through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act 113 1728 S 2014-04-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 355. Related bill CRS 2014-01-24 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2013-11-21 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-11-21 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2013-11-21 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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 2013-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] Kevin McCarthy R CA 23 N D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2013-11-21 True C001095 Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] Tom Cotton R AR 4 2014-01-15 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2014-01-15 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2014-02-04 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-02-04 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2014-02-04 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2014-02-04 False P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2014-02-04 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2014-03-04 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2014-04-03 False R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 2014-04-03 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2014-04-08 False A000369 Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] Mark Amodei R NV E. 2 2014-04-08 False R000593 Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15] Dennis Ross R FL A. 15 2014-06-05 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2014-06-05 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2014-06-05 False T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2014-06-05 False F000372 Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] RODNEY FRELINGHUYSEN R NJ 11 2014-06-05 False F000445 Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] J. Forbes R VA Randy 4 2014-06-05 False W000806 Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10] Daniel Webster R FL 10 2014-07-03 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Military personnel and dependents Northern Mariana Islands Personnel records State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2013-11-21 Introduced in House 2014-02-03T19:33:28Z Safeguarding Elections for our Nation's Troops through Reforms and Improvements Act or the SENTRI Act - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for federal office held in November 2014 and thereafter, to:

  • require the chief election official of a state to report, not later than 43 days before any federal election held in the state, on the number of absentee ballots validly requested by absent uniformed services and overseas voters whose requests were received by the 46th day before the election, and whether such ballots were timely transmitted;
  • eliminate the hardship waiver allowed for states from the requirement to provide absent members of the uniformed services and overseas voters abstentee ballots 45 days prior to an election;
  • require express delivery of an absentee ballot that is not timely transmitted;
  • allow an absentee voter to use a single abstentee ballot application for subsequent elections;
  • make such Act applicable to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
  • modify reporting requirements to require a biennial report on the effectiveness of the federal voting assistance program; and
  • require the Comptroller General (GAO) to review and report on such biennial reports for elections occurring in calendar years 2014 through 2020.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), in coordination with the Secretary of each military department, to: (1) affirmatively offer, on an annual basis, each member of the Armed Forces on active duty (other than active duty for training) the opportunity, through an online system, to register to vote in a federal election, update voter registration information, or request an absentee ballot; (2) implement an online system for such purpose; and (3) implement a system to track a change of address or duty status of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty to provide an automatic notice to such member of voter registration requirements.

Repeals the demonstration project allowing absent members of the uniformed services to vote in the regularly scheduled general election for federal office for November 2002 through an electronic voting system.

Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit dependents of an absent member of the Armed Forces to retain residency status in their state for voting purposes.

]]> SENTRI Act Display Title SENTRI Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve ballot accessibility to uniformed services voters and overseas voters, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced SENTRI Act Short Titles as Introduced Safeguarding Elections for our Nation's Troops through Reforms and Improvements Act Introduced in House 2013-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3576ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3576ih.xml 2014-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.