WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Elections

H.R. 7254, To prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7254 would prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions....

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S. 1816, The National Women's Rights History Project Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1816 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are historically and thematically associated with the struggle for women's suffrage....

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H.R. 6625, The Veteran Voting Support Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6625 would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies....

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S. 3471, A bill to prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3471 would prohibit government-sponsored enterprises from making lobbying expenditures, political contributions, or other certain contributions....

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H.R. 6339, The Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.77

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6339 would amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional leave for Federal employees to serve as poll workers, and it would direct the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to States for poll worker recruitment and training....

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H.R. 6704, The Student VOTER Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6704 would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies....

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S. 3390, The Student VOTER Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3390 would amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for the treatment of institutions of higher education as voter registration agencies....

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S. 3308, The Veteran Voting Support Act

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3308 would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies....

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S. 3212, The Bipartisan Electronic Voting Reform Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3212 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for auditable, independent verification of ballots, and to ensure the security of voting systems....

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P.L. 110-433, To extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6296 would extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission....

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H.R. 6250, To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6250 would revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006....

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H.R. 6240, The Weekend Voting Act

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6240 would change the date for regularly scheduled Federal elections and establish polling place hours....

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S. 3100, The Voting Opportunities and Integrity in the Conduct of Elections Act of 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3100 would require early voting in Federal elections, it would prohibit restrictions on absentee voting in Federal elections, and it would establish a grant program to promote voting by mail....

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S. 3073, The Military Voting Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3073 would amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to improve procedures for the collection and delivery of absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters....

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S. 3033, The Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3033 would protect investors by fostering transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation....

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H.R. 6070, The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6070 would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the residency of spouses of military personnel....

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H.R. 6077, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in elections for Federal office held in such jurisdictions, and for other purposes

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6077 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit local jurisdictions within a State to conduct early voting in elections for Federal office held in such jurisdictions....

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H.R. 5803, To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.79

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5803 would direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation....

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H.R. 5971, The American Elections Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5971 would require that ballots used in Federal elections be generally printed only in English and to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to modify the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English....

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P.L. 110-257, To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5690 would exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, and it would provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility....

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H.R. 5946, The Election Day Registration Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5946 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration....

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S. 2959, The Election Day Registration Act

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2959 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to provide for election day registration....

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S. 2917, The Syria Accountability and Liberation Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2917 would strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, it would enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, and it would establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria....

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H.R. 3032, To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3032 would amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate....

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H.R. 5036, The Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $7.02

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5036 would direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008....

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