US Congress House Bill 3274 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 14-0)
Status: Introduced on July 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-07-21 - Referred to House Armed Services
Pending: House Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Voters' Equal Access to Voter Registration Act of 2009 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require designating direct each Secretary of a military department to designate an office on each Armed Forces installation to ensure that certain individuals are provided the opportunity to register to vote in federal elections, update voter registrations, and request absentee ballots under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Designates as those individuals those who are: (1) members of the Armed Forces and are undergoing a permanent change of duty station, deploying overseas for at least 6 months, returning from an overseas deployment of at least 6 months, or requests assistance related to voter registration; and (2) are dependents of members of the Armed Forces, request assistance, and are at least 18 years old. Considers an office so designated to be a voter registration agency for all purposes of the Act. Requires informing Armed Forces members and their dependents of the assistance available under this Act.

Military Voters' Equal Access to Voter Registration Act of 2009

Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]	Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]	Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-21		Referred to House Armed Services
2009-07-21		Referred to House House Administration
2009-07-21		Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.

SB1265 (Related) 2009-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3274/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3274/BILLS-111hr3274ih.pdf