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H.R. 764 (111th)

American Elections Act of 2009

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 January 2009

Last action

23 July 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-48], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25], Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]

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Summary

American Elections Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require, except as provided for under this Act, that all ballots and balloting material used in federal elections be only in the English language. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English. Restricts such requirement to certain political subdivisions with populations of American Indians or Alaska Natives.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2009

    Introduced

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

  2. 28 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to House Administration

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 28 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 23 July 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

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