VOTING

Appointments

House of Representatives tellers to count electoral votes, H49 [4JA]

Articles and editorials

Past Is Present as North Carolina Honors 1963 March and Battles Voting Laws, S6322 [10SE]

Prairie View A&M Student Fights for Voting Poll Site on Campus, S6322 [10SE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: improve ballot accessibility and voter registration opportunities, strengthen voting rights, and provide voter assistance to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see S. 1728), S8186 [19NO] (see H.R. 3576), H7353 [21NO]

——— promote efficient delivery and receipt of absentee ballots and other voting materials to absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 2168), H2953 [23MY]

——— require States to delay certifying Federal election results to ensure counting of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters (see H.R. 1655), H2158 [18AP]

Bureau of Prisons: provide certain voting information to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison (see H.R. 3688), H7627 [10DE]

Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 123), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 12), H277 [23JA]

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (see S. Con. Res. 1), S13 [3JA]

Constitutional amendments: right to vote (see H.J. Res. 44), H2603 [14MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see S. 85), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 97), H30 [3JA]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (see H.R. 362), H278 [23JA]

——— restore Federal electoral rights of residents (see H.R. 299), H170 [15JA]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see H.R. 653), H500 [13FE]

——— develop and publish recommendations for best practices that States may use to establish and operate independent congressional redistricting commissions (see H.R. 2928), H5342 [1AU]

——— fill vacancies (see H. Res. 311), H4826 [19JY]

——— improve operations (see H.R. 2017), H2716 [16MY]

——— terminate (see H.R. 1994), H2654 [15MY]

Elections: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 376), H279 [23JA]

——— change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours (see H.R. 1641), H2158 [18AP]

——— ensure clean and fair elections (see S. 9), S42 [22JA]

——— ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 58), S43 [22JA]

——— increase penalties for crimes involving registration or voting and require use of automated tagging and tracing services for balloting materials transmitted to absentee voters (see H.R. 1280), H1717 [20MR]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 1748), H2350 [25AP]

——— prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office (see H.R. 281), H169 [15JA]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 50), H29 [3JA]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 532), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 280), H169 [15JA]

Employment: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2350), H3590 [13JN]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (see H.R. 363), H278 [23JA]

Immigration: make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony (see S. 302), S707 [13FE]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H596 [15FE]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 457), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 874), H701 [27FE]

Political parties: eliminate straight-party voting from any voting system used for Federal elections (see H.R. 936), H949 [4MR]

States: modernize voting systems by allowing for increased use of the Internet in voter registration, automated registration of certain individuals, and shortening voter wait times and early voting (see H.R. 289), H170 [15JA]

——— permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office (see S. 1336), S5800 [18JY]

——— permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 2403), H3687 [17JN] (see H.R. 2409), H3758 [18JN]

——— require a voter registration applicant to affirmatively state that the applicant meets voter eligibility requirements and require States to verify such eligibility (see H.R. 2829), H5088 [25JY]

——— require driver’s license applicants in a new State to indicate whether that State is the applicant’s residence for purposes of registering to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 2115), H2911 [22MY]

——— require voter registration agencies that require government-issued photo identification to vote in Federal elections to provide such identification without charge upon request (see H.R. 3321), H6768 [23OC]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (see H.R. 1018), H1320 [6MR]

——— constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of all U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 7), H33 [3JA]

Voting Rights Act: require States to obtain a declaratory judgement of preclearance to implement more than one congressional redistricting after a decennial census (see H.R. 2756), H4825 [19JY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Christopher Sabbagh, E710 [21MY]

——— Jennifer Ellefson, E755 [23MY]

——— Lauren Ahart, E765 [24MY]

——— Megan Emiliani, E765 [24MY]

——— Shannon Wu, E790 [4JN]

State of the Union: Annie Arthur, S702 [13FE]

Letters

Dept. of HHS use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process: Representatives Issa and Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H6941 [30OC]

Remarks in House

Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), E54 [23JA]

Congress: accomplishments of the 113th Congress, H7611 [10DE]

——— counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, H49, H50 [4JA]

——— legislative priorities, H7195 [19NO], H7269–H7272 [20NO]

Congressional Black Caucus: legislative priorities, H7384–H7390 [2DE]

Constitutional amendments: right to vote (H.J. Res. 44), H2662 [16MY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to participation in reenactment of Women’s Suffrage March, H938 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: use and security of voter registration information collected as part of health care exchanges application process, H6941–H6943 [30OC]

District of Columbia: provide full voting representation in Congress and exempt residents from paying Federal income taxes until such voting representation takes effect (H.R. 362), E56 [23JA]

Elections: prohibit election officials from requiring individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, H4092 [27JN]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections, H14–H16 [3JA]

House of Representatives: provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat (H.R. 363), E56 [23JA]

IRS: investigate allegations that the 501(c)4 tax-exempt status of certain political groups was subject to additional scrutiny, H2612 [15MY]

NLRB: exempt protections for employment and election rights of veterans and American workers against outsourcing, abuse by foreign firms, unsafe working conditions and discrimination from legislation prohibiting certain actions, H1973, H1974 [12AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H5078–H5083 [25JY]

Political campaigns: assessment of elections, H1949 [11AP], H3245 [6JN]

Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, H2070 [17AP], H4987 [24JY], H6685 [23OC], E670 [15MY], E694 [17MY]

Republican Party: importance of bipartisan work on immigration reform relative to impact of Latino population on future voting demographics, H3691 [18JN]

States: impact of voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H7458 [4DE]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H4046, H4047 [26JN], H4088, H4092, H4093, H4094, H4095, H4096, H4132, H4133, H4134, H4135 [27JN], H4161, H4162, H4163 [28JN], H4606 [18JY], H4848–H4855 [22JY], H5039 [24JY], H5079 [25JY], H5374 [2AU], E985 [27JN], E1000 [28JN]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H509–H513, H529, H540 [14FE], H555 [15FE], H615–H620 [25FE], H652–H657 [26FE], H955 [5MR], E197 [27FE], E228 [28FE]

Territories: clarify application of Federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (H.R. 1018), E247 [6MR]

Turning Point Suffragist Memorial Association: tribute to construction of memorial to honor ‘‘Silent Sentinels’’ who were imprisoned in Lorton, VA, during women’s suffrage movement, E217 [28FE]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H4092, H4094, H4095 [27JN], H5039 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Congress: counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President (S. Con. Res. 1), S6 [3JA]

Dept. of Justice: provide incentives to States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (S. 85), S217 [23JA]

Elections: require individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office, S2088 [21MR], S2314 [22MR]

Fayette County, WV: tribute to Meadow Bridge High School for participation in the Sharing History and Reaching Every Student (SHARES) Program and voter registration, S3022 [25AP]

Immigration: make voting in a Federal election by an unlawfully present alien an aggravated felony (S. 302), S672 [13FE]

Perez, Thomas E.: suitability to be Sec. of Labor relative to actions while serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division relative to False Claims Act case against St. Paul, MN, S3512–S3514 [15MY], S5724, S5729–S5733, S5735–S5737, S5740–S5743 [17JY], S5773 [18JY], S6001 [29JY]

——— suitability to be Sec. of Labor relative to alleged bias while serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division, S3233 [8MY], S5743–S5746 [17JY], S5760, S5763, S5765, S5767, S5773, S5774 [18JY]

Puerto Rico: plebiscite to determine status of territory, S3834 [23MY]

States: impact of voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, S6321 [10SE]

——— permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office (S. 1336), S5806 [18JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S5486 [27JN], S6103 [31JY], S6321 [10SE]

——— hearing of arguments in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S806 [25FE], S1000 [28FE], S1240 [7MR]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, S6509 [17SE]

West, Derek A.: suitability to be Dept. of Justice Associate Attorney General relative to actions while serving as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division relative to False Claims Act case against St. Paul, MN, S5935 [25JY]

Reports filed

Election Assistance Commission Termination Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1994) (H. Rept. 113–293), H8107 [12DE]

Resolutions by organizations

State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico funding to conduct a congressionally-sponsored plebiscite: Puerto Rico, S3834 [23MY], E694 [17MY]

Tables

Electoral votes for the President and Vice President, H49 [4JA]

Texts of

S. 9, Clean and Fair Elections Act, S47 [22JA]

S. 85, Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely (FAST) Voting Act, S218 [23JA]

S. 1728, Safeguarding Elections for Our Nation’s Troops Through Reforms and Improvements (SENTRI) Act, S8190–S8192 [19NO]

S. Con. Res. 1, counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President, S6, S16 [3JA], H25 [3JA]