3.0.0 642 2023-01-11T13:47:00Z 2023-01-11T13:47:00Z House HR 2021-02-01 117 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2021-03-22T15:59:20Z Referred to 2021-02-01T20:07:05Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2021-02-01T20:07:00Z For the People Act of 2021 117 1 HR 2021-03-11 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2021 117 2358 HR 2021-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS 2021-03-22 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2021-02-01 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2021-02-01 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2021-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 N Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodies Congressional oversight Disability and paralysis Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations State and local government operations Telephone and wireless communication Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-02-01 Introduced in House 2021-04-07T18:20:06Z Voter Information Hotline Act of 2021

This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to coordinate the establishment of a state-based response system for responding to questions and complaints from individuals related to registering to vote or voting in federal elections. Further, DOJ must establish and operate a toll-free telephone service through which individuals may (1) connect directly to the state-based response system; (2) obtain information on voting in federal elections; and (3) report information to DOJ on problems encountered in registering to vote or voting, including incidences of voter intimidation or suppression.

Additionally, the bill establishes the Voter Hotline Task Force to provide ongoing analysis and assessment of the telephone service.

]]> Voter Information Hotline Act of 2021 Display Title Voter Information Hotline Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Attorney General to establish a voter information response system and hotline to respond to the questions and complaints of voters in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Voter Information Hotline Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr642ih/xml/BILLS-117hr642ih.xml 2021-03-22 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.