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H.R. 6363 109th Congress House

To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the…

Official title: To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other Sta… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the amount of the requirements payment made under such Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2006 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics CongressCongressional electionsEconomics and Public FinanceElection administration
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Federal-territorial relationsGrants-in-aidIntergovernmental fiscal relationsPresidential electionsPuerto Rico
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Dec 5, 2006
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 Latest action December 5, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make an additional payment to the State Election Commission of Puerto Rico to assist it to meet federal election administration requirements under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA).

Requires the EAC to make such a requirements payment in an amount that would treat Puerto Rico in the same manner as each of the several states and the District of Columbia.

Amends HAVA to revise the formula for determining the minimum amount of requirements payments to Puerto Rico.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6363: To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the amount of the requirements payment made under such Act, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6363/
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"H.R. 6363: To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the amount of the requirements payment made under such Act, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6363/.
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H.R. 6363, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6363/.
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[H.R. 6363: To provide for an additional requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that Puerto Rico is treated in the same manner as other States for purposes of determining the amount of the requirements payment made under such Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6363/)
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