HR 752
107th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
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Commerce
Computers and government
Computers in politics
Congress
Congressional elections
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Economics and Public Finance
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Federal-local relations
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Industrial standards
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American Voting Standards and Technology Act
Introduced: February 27, 2001
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Became law
Mar 5, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Feb 27, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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.
Feb 27, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
American Voting Standards and Technology Act - Amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to direct the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) develop standard practices, codes, specifications, and voluntary consensus standards needed to assure the accuracy, integrity, and security of voting systems used in the United States; and (2) establish a program to accredit laboratories to test vote casting and counting devices for conformance with such standard practices, codes, specifications, and voluntary consensus standards.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the State agency responsible for administering elections in a State for the purpose of: (1) purchasing new or rehabilitated voting equipment that improves the ability of the public to cast a timely and accurate vote; and (2) implementing voter education campaigns.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Committees of jurisdiction
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