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S 1937 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Disaster relief and insurance Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Emergency planning and evacuation Intergovernmental relations Natural disasters State and local government operations

Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act

Introduced: January 16, 2014 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
Apr 10, 2014
Committee on Rules and Administration. Reported by Senator Schumer without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 9, 2014
Committee on Rules and Administration. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 16, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jan 16, 2014
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Elections Preparedness Requires Early Planning (Elections PREP) Act - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require each state to develop contingency plans to address unexpected emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt the administration of an election for federal office.

Requires a plan to contain: (1) alternative ways to notify the public of changes in election procedures; and (2) plans to address disruptions at every step of the voting process, including early voting.

What's happening now April 10, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.

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