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HCONRES 385 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Absentee voting Disasters Displaced persons Election administration Emergency Management Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Louisiana Voting rights

Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled…

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Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 22, 2006.

Introduced: April 6, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 6, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1628)
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that it: (1) recognizes the importance of preserving the constitutional right to vote of citizens displaced by Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters or states of emergency; and (2) asserts that every election in Louisiana must be fair, free, transparent, and satisfy the requirements of the Voting Rights Act.

Encourages the state of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the state of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 22, 2006.

What's happening now April 6, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 6, 2006
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 6, 2006
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Apr 6, 2006
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 6, 2006
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 6, 2006
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 6, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 385: Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 22, 2006.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-385/
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"H. Con. Res. 385: Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 22, 2006.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-385/.
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H. Con. Res. 385, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-385/.
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[H. Con. Res. 385: Expressing the sense of Congress to encourage the State of Louisiana and the Department of Justice to establish satellite voting outside the State of Louisiana for the New Orleans elections scheduled for April 22, 2006.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-385/)
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