US Congress House Bill 2540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Voter Protection Hotline Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General (AG) to establish and operate a toll-free telephone service, using a telephone number accessible throughout the United States using easily identifiable numerals, through which individuals may: (1) obtain information on voting in elections for federal office, including how to register to vote, the hours of operation of polling places, and how to obtain absentee ballots; and (2) report problems encountered in registering to vote or voting, including incidences of voter intimidation or suppression. Requires the AG to: (1) appoint individuals to a Voter Hotline Task Force, giving special consideration to individuals representing civil rights organizations, for ongoing analysis and assessment of the telephone service's operation; and (2) submit a report to Congress each odd-numbered year concerning voter intimidation or suppression reports made to the hotline and assessing the availability of the service to all U.S. households with telephone service.

Voter Protection Hotline Act of 2011

Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-08-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Elections.
2011-07-14	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-07-14	House	Referred to House House Administration
2011-07-14	House	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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/2540/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr2540/BILLS-112hr2540ih.pdf