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HR 764 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign language and bilingual programs Indian social and development programs Voting rights

American Elections Act of 2009

Introduced: January 28, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jan 28, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Jan 28, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Elections Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require, except as provided for under this Act, that all ballots and balloting material used in federal elections be only in the English language.

Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English. Restricts such requirement to certain political subdivisions with populations of American Indians or Alaska Natives.

What's happening now July 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 8
Graves, Tom
· Nov 15, 2010
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 10, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 2, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 12, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Mar 4, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Mar 2, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 10, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 3, 2009
McCarthy, Kevin
· Feb 3, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 764: American Elections Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-764/
MLA
"H.R. 764: American Elections Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-764/.
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H.R. 764, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-764/.
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