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H.R. 5036 (110th)

Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008

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Introduced

17 January 2008

Last action

15 April 2008 · Floor

Status

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 239 - 178 (Roll no. 188).

Sponsors

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

Subjects

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Summary

Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of: (1) converting from electronic or other voting systems to paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for federal office to be held in November 2008; and (2) providing emergency paper ballots if the jurisdiction uses a direct recording electronic voting system which happens to fail. Directs the Administrator to reimburse any state, county, or equivalent location for the documented reasonable costs it incurs in conducting manual audits or hand recounts of the results of any of the regularly scheduled elections for federal office in November 2008 (including, at state or local option, manual audits of state and local elections, ballot initiatives, and referenda). Requires the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to study, test, and develop products and practices that ensure the accessibility of paper ballot verification and casting for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy.

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Timeline

  1. 17 January 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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

  2. 17 January 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, 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. 17 January 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 January 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 28 January 2008

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

    Source: Committee

  6. 2 April 2008

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Committee

  7. 2 April 2008

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 14 April 2008

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 360.

    Source: Calendars

  9. 14 April 2008

    Discharge

    Committee on Science and Technology discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  10. 14 April 2008

    Committee

    Committee on Science and Technology discharged.

    Source: Committee

  11. 14 April 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-582, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  12. 14 April 2008

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-582, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  13. 15 April 2008

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 239 - 178 (Roll no. 188).

    Source: Floor

  14. 15 April 2008

    Vote

    Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 239 - 178 (Roll no. 188).

    Source: Floor

  15. 15 April 2008

    Reported

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2289-2297; text of measure as reported in House: CR H2289-2292)

    Source: Floor

  16. 15 April 2008

    Vote

    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

    Source: Floor

  17. 15 April 2008

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5036.

    Source: Floor

  18. 15 April 2008

    Floor

    Ms. Lofgren, Zoe moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

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