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H.Con.Res. 424 (110th)

Calling on the Attorney General to protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002.

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Introduced

23 September 2008

Last action

23 September 2008 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

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Summary

Calls on the Attorney General to: (1) protect the right to vote of every person in the United States by promptly and thoroughly investigating complaints of violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002; (2) exercise all the authorities and utilize all the resources provided by Congress to fully enforce voting and civil rights statutes; (3) enjoin any efforts by individuals or organizations to violate federal voting and civil rights statutes by means of intimidation, suppression, or deceptive practices and to ensure that no eligible voter is denied the right to vote on November 4, 2008, including voting by mail and absentee ballots; and (4) prosecute those who violate federal voting and civil rights statutes to the fullest extent of the law.

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Timeline

  1. 23 September 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  2. 23 September 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 September 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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