HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT

Amendments

Voting: require States to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt a Federal election (S. 1937), S4227 [7JY]

Bills and resolutions

Voting: ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not wait in long lines in order to vote (see S. 2017), S947 [12FE]

——— prohibit tactics that discourage college students from registering to vote or voting and allow use of school-issued photo identification when photo identification is required to vote (see H.R. 5144), H6398 [17JY]

——— require a voter-verified permanent paper ballot (see H.R. 5741), H8132 [19NO]

——— require States to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt a Federal election (see S. 1937), S439 [16JA]

Remarks in House

Election Assistance Commission: funding, H6262 [15JY], E1165 [16JY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H441, H443 [15JA]

Reports filed

Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 1937), S2378 [10AP]