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H.R. 3734 (109th)

Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005

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Introduced

13 September 2005

Last action

13 September 2005 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], David Scott, Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

Subjects

Defence

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Displaced Citizens Voter Protection Act of 2005 - Extends to individuals evacuated from their residences as a result of Hurricane Katrina the right to use the absentee balloting and registration procedures available to military and overseas voters under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. Requires each motor vehicle authority and each designated voter registration agency in a state to take necessary steps to notify individuals to whom services are provided of the protections provided by this Act and of the requirements for obtaining them, including the requirement to submit an affidavit stating that the individual intends to return to the place of residence where he or she is otherwise qualified to vote.

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Timeline

  1. 13 September 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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  2. 13 September 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 September 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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