House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit State election officials from accepting a challenge to an individual's eligibility to register to vote in an election for Federal office or to vote in an election for Federal office in a jurisdiction on the grounds that the individual resides in a household in the jurisdiction which is subject to foreclosure proceedings or that the jurisdiction was adversely affected by a hurricane or other major disaster, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 26, 2008
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Latest action: Sep 26, 2008 — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
11 cosponsors — 11 Democrats
0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Conyers (D-MI), Artur Davis (D-AL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Robert Scott (D-VA), Melvin Watt (D-NC).
More from the sponsor
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- H.J.Res. 28 (110th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.