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HRES 799 112th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents Voting rights

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office.

Introduced: September 20, 2012 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (House)
Oct 2, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sep 20, 2012
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.
Sep 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affirms that it is U.S. policy to provide for the ability of members of the uniformed services to exercise their constitutional right to vote and acknowledges that particular consideration be given to them due to restrictions, uncertainties, and risks, such as deployment, that present a challenge in voting.

Recognizes the legislative and judicial precedent of granting particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens regarding absentee voting.

Affirms that while the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against arbitrary classifications, and requires that similarly situated persons be treated equally, members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens are not similarly situated, and that the restrictions, uncertainties, and risks that members of the uniformed services face warrant consideration that is not arbitrary.

What's happening now October 2, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
Austria, Steve
· Sep 20, 2012
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Sep 20, 2012
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Sep 20, 2012
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 20, 2012
Renacci, James
· Sep 20, 2012
Schmidt, Jean
· Sep 20, 2012
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Sep 20, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 799: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-799/
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"H. Res. 799: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-799/.
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H. Res. 799, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-799/.
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[H. Res. 799: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment for a State to extend particular consideration to members of the uniformed services and overseas citizens to ensure that such individuals are able to exercise their rights to vote in elections for public office.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-799/)
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