3.0.0 2694 2023-01-11T13:36:37Z 2023-01-11T13:36:37Z House HR 2017-05-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 91 (Thursday, May 25, 2017)][Pages H4608-H4609]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ISSA:H.R. 2694.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 Clause 14The Congress shall have Power to the United StatesConstitution which empowers Congress ``To make rules for thegovernment and regulation of the land and naval forces;''.And; Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:The Congress shall have Power to the United StatesConstitution which empowers Congress ``To make all laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.''And; The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution:Which guarantees, in part, that no State shall ``deny toany person within its jurisdiction the equal protection ofthe laws,'' which[[Page H4609]]the Supreme Court of the United States has ruled to beinclusive of those laws pertaining to the right to vote.]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-25T17:20:54Z Referred to 2017-05-25T13:14:00Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 115 2810 HR 2017-12-12 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-05-25 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-05-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 N C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2017-05-25 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2017-05-25 True H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2017-05-25 True B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2017-05-25 True B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-05-25 True D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 2017-05-25 True D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2017-05-25 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2017-05-25 True C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2017-05-26 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2017-05-26 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2017-06-02 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2017-06-22 False H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2017-07-06 False Armed Forces and National Security Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents State and local government operations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-25 Introduced in House 2017-09-27T19:27:34Z This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide that, for purposes of voting for any federal, state, or local office, a servicemember who registers to vote in a state in which he or she is present in compliance with military orders for a permanent change of station shall not, solely by reason of that registration, be deemed to have: (1) acquired a residence or domicile in that state; (2) become a resident in or of that state; or (3) lost a residence or domicile in any other state, without regard to whether the person intends to return to that state.

Within 10 days after a servicemember registers to vote in the state in which he or she is present in compliance with such orders: (1) such servicemember shall notify the Service Voting Action Officer of the military department concerned, and (2) such officer shall notify the chief state election official of the state in which the servicemember resides or is domiciled.

]]> To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections regarding voter registration, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections regarding voter registration, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections regarding voter registration, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2694ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2694ih.xml 2017-05-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. 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.