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 congressional elections.
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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 congressional elections., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Labor, Transportation.
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 H2FB893C897C6441F86499A948F79F9A0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Confirmation Of Congressional Observer Access Act of 2024 or the COCOA Act of 2024.
- Section HFB2D4F6B0D1449B0AC8624ACCBC4BA0B: 2. 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...
- Section HCD4118AA52C34A7D9A181698A74E4509: 304. Access for congressional election observers Congress finds that, regardless of legislative action, it has the authority to send congressional election...
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 congressional elections., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Labor, Transportation
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 congressional elections., 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
In CommitteeReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules …
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Mr. Carey (for himself, Mr. Morelle, and Mr. Steil) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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