[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4140 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4140

 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States 
to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and 
   equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
                            Hurricane Rita.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2005

    Ms. Millender-McDonald introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States 
to restore and replace election administration supplies, materials, and 
   equipment which were damaged as a result of Hurricane Katrina or 
                            Hurricane Rita.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Ballot Access for 
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Victims Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO STATES FOR RESTORING AND REPLACING ELECTION 
              ADMINISTRATION SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, AND EQUIPMENT DAMAGED 
              BY HURRICANES KATRINA OR RITA.

    (a) Authority to Make Grants.--The Election Assistance Commission 
shall make a grant to each eligible State, in such amount as the 
Commission considers appropriate, for purposes of restoring and 
replacing supplies, materials, and equipment used in the administration 
of elections in the State which were damaged as a result of Hurricane 
Katrina or Hurricane Rita, as determined on the basis of such criteria 
as the Commission may establish.
    (b) Eligibility.--A State is eligible to receive a grant under this 
Act if it submits to the Commission (at such time and in such form as 
the Commission may require) a certification that supplies, materials, 
and equipment used in the administration of elections in the State were 
damaged as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2006 for 
grants under this Act $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
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