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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="1937" measure-id="id113s1937" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2014-01-16" update-date="2014-04-28">
<title>Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id113s1937v80" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2014-04-28">
<action-date>2014-04-10</action-date>
<action-desc>Reported to Senate without amendment</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt the administration of an election for federal office.</p> <p>Requires a plan to contain: (1) alternative ways to notify the public of changes in election procedures; and (2) plans to address disruptions at every step of the voting process, including early voting.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id113s1937v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2014-02-04">
<action-date>2014-01-16</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt the administration of an election for federal office.</p> <p>Requires a plan to contain: (1) alternative ways to notify the public of changes in election procedures; and (2) plans to address disruptions at every step of the voting process, including early voting.</p>]]></summary-text>
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