To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to confirm the requirement that States allow access to designated congressional election observers to observe the election administration procedures in elections for Federal office.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to confirm the requirement that States allow access to designated congressional election observers to observe the election administration procedures in elections for Federal office., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H165A093D16B74552ABF50BACA0888128: 1. Short title; findings This Act may be cited as the Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act of 2023 or the COCOA Act of 2023. Congress finds the...
- Section H53B66CF52A154CAEB1186A7D1E557886: 2. Confirming access for congressional election observers Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating...
- Section H2FA1D2B1993148799122918D77126059: 304. Confirming access for Congressional election observers Congress finds that it has the authority to require that States allow access to designated...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to confirm the requirement that States allow access to designated congressional election observers to observe the election administration procedures in elections for Federal office., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to confirm the requirement that States allow access to designated congressional election observers to observe the election administration procedures in elections for Federal office., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Carey introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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