A bill to require States and localities to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements applicable to Federal elections, to establish grant programs to provide assistance to States and localities to met those requirements and to improve election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to establish the Election Administration Commission, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
107th Congress (2001–2002)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on April 11, 2002 but was never passed by the House.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
50 Cosponsors (49 Democrats, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Statement by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell on S. 565, Election Reform legislation before the Senate”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 28, 2002
“Statement (as prepared) by Senator Maria Cantwell on the Photo ID provision in S. 565, Election Reform Legislation before the Senate”
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Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 28, 2002
History
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Mar 19, 2001
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Introduced
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Aug 2, 2001
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 12, 2001
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Apr 11, 2002
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Apr 11, 2002
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Oct 10, 2002
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Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)
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Oct 16, 2002
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Conference Report Agreed to by Senate
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Oct 29, 2002
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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S. 565 (107th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 565. This is the one from the 107th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2001 to Nov 22, 2002. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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