US HB3268 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-1-1)
Status: Introduced on October 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 26 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply it specifically to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands. Applies to such jurisdictions specified criminal penalties relating to the intimidation of voters, interference by government employees, and voting by aliens.
Title
To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Sponsors
| Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP] | Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] | Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI] |
| Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS] |
| Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL] |
| Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
| Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY] |
| Rep. Don Young [R-AK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. |
| 2011-11-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2011-10-26 | House | Referred to House Administration |
| 2011-10-26 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2011-10-26 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. |
Subjects
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Guam
Intergovernmental relations
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Voting rights
Caribbean area
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Guam
Intergovernmental relations
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/3268/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3268/BILLS-112hr3268ih.pdf |
