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- H.RES.793
H.RES.793: Condemning all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States and reaffirming that the right to vote is a fundamental right of all eligible United States citizens.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced Sept. 22, 2004
- Latest Major Action Nov. 5, 2004
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
51 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
States that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns in the strongest terms all efforts to suppress and intimidate voters in the United States; (2) reaffirms that voting is a fundamental right of all eligible U.S. citizens; (3) urges States to replace decades-old election machinery with less error-prone equipment before the November 2004 national elections; (4) calls upon all States to institute a moratorium on the erection of roadblocks or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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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.
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Referred to House Judiciary
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Referred to House House Administration
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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| Sept. 22, 2004 |
Introduced in the House by Diane Watson (D-Calif.) |