HCONRES 247
109th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Ballots
Civil rights enforcement
Election administration
Election fraud
Government Operations and Politics
Photography
State laws
Voting rights
Expressing the sense of Congress that a requirement that United States citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens.
Introduced: September 20, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 17, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 20, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 20, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) a requirement that U.S. citizens obtain photo identification cards before being able to vote has not been shown to ensure ballot integrity and places an undue burden on the legitimate voting rights of citizens; (2) the Department of Justice should vigorously enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and challenge any state law that limits a citizen's ability to vote based on discriminatory photo identification requirements; and (3) any effort to impose national photo identification requirements for voting should be rejected.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Committees of jurisdiction
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