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HR 253 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009

Introduced: January 7, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E34)
Jan 7, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009 - Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make grants to eligible states to carry out election administration improvement plans to promote efficiency and fairness in the operation of polling places in federal elections (including early voting sites), which may include: (1) acquisition of additional voting systems and equipment; (2) improved training of election administration officials; and (3) allocation of additional election administration officials to polling places serving greater numbers of voters.

What's happening now January 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 21, 2009
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 253: Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-253/
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"H.R. 253: Critical Election Infrastructure Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-253/.
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H.R. 253, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-253/.
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