3.0.0 1460 2022-11-01T17:03:31Z 2022-11-01T17:03:31Z House HR 2019-02-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 37 (Thursday, February 28, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL:H.R. 1460.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Const. art. I, Sec. 1.[Page H2316]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T20:36:07Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2019-04-08T20:36:00Z Referred to 2019-02-28T14:07:05Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-02-28T14:07:10Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 116 549 S 2019-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2019 116 949 S 2019-03-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 116 1275 HR 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS For the People Act of 2019 116 1 HR 2019-03-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. Related bill CRS 2019-04-08 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-04-08 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2019-02-28 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2019-02-28 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001207 Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D FL 26 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-02-28 True G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2019-02-28 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2019-02-28 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-02-28 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-02-28 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-02-28 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2019-02-28 True S001206 Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] Donna Shalala D FL E. 27 2019-02-28 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-02-28 True C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2019-03-08 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-03-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional elections Crime prevention Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Government information and archives Postal service State and local government operations Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-02-28 Introduced in House 2021-09-10T14:59:11Z This bill prohibits voter caging and establishes penalties for violations. Voter caging is a practice of preventing or challenging voter registration, oftentimes by sending direct mail to individuals on the voter rolls, compiling a list of the undeliverable mail (voter caging list), and using the list to remove or challenge voter registrations.

First, the bill generally prohibits state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any federal election, or from permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote, if the decision is based on certain evidence. Such evidence includes (1) a voter caging document or voter caging list, (2) an unverified match list, (3) an error or omission on a voter document that is immaterial to the individual's eligibility to vote, or (4) other evidence as designated by the Election Assistance Commission (EAC).

Additionally, it requires a private individual who challenges the right of another citizen to vote to set forth in writing, under penalty of perjury, a good faith factual basis for the ineligibility.

Further, it prohibits certain challenges to an individual's eligibility to vote in a federal election within 10 days of the election.

A violator is subject to penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both.

Finally, the EAC must develop and publish best practices for preventing voter caging, and include such practices in voter information materials.

]]> To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit voter caging and other questionable challenges. Display Title To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit voter caging and other questionable challenges. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit voter caging and other questionable challenges. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1460ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1460ih.xml 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.