United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2685 (106th)
Military Voting Rights Act of 1999
Introduced
3 August 1999
Last action
8 October 1999 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Sponsors
Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Military Voting Rights Act of 1999 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to require that a person who is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence, for purposes of voting for an office of the United States or of a State, be deemed to have: (1) lost a residence or domicile in that State; (2) acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or (3) become resident in or a resident of any other State. Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States, with respect to elections for State and local offices, to permit absentee voting by uniformed services members.
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Timeline
3 August 1999
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 1999
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 August 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 August 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
8 October 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 August 1999 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/2685
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2685
- us · 106-hr-2685 · source updated 20 August 2025