FEDVOTE Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6339
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]
Introduced: 2008-06-20 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Election Assistance Commission
Election administration
Employee training
Federal employees
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Voting

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: 
Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 or the FEDVOTE Act of 2008 - Entitles executive agency employees to leave, without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, not exceeding six days in a leave year, in order to: (1) provide election administration assistance to a state or unit of local government at a polling place on the date of any election for public office; or (2) receive training without which the employee would be ineligible to provide such assistance.

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to eligible states for recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers on dates of elections for public office.

Requires grant recipients to use the manual prepared by the Commission on successful practices for poll worker recruiting, training, and retention as an interactive training tool and develop training programs with the participation and input of experts in adult learning.

Provides a formula for grant amounts based upon a state's voting age population percentage.

Requires reports to the Commission and to Congress on activities conducted with funds provided under this Act.

Exempts the Commission from application of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

action_date: 2008-09-25
text: 
Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections Act of 2008 or the FEDVOTE Act of 2008 - Entitles executive agency employees to leave, without loss of or reduction in pay, leave to which otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or performance or efficiency rating, not exceeding six days in a leave year, in order to: (1) provide election administration assistance to a state or unit of local government at a polling place on the date of any election for public office; or (2) receive training without which the employee would be ineligible to provide such assistance.

Directs the Election Assistance Commission to make grants to eligible states for recruiting and training individuals to serve as poll workers on dates of elections for public office.

Requires grant recipients to use the manual prepared by the Commission on successful practices for poll worker recruiting, training, and retention as an interactive training tool and develop training programs with the participation and input of experts in adult learning.

Provides a formula for grant amounts based upon a state's voting age population percentage.

Requires reports to the Commission and to Congress on activities conducted with funds provided under this Act.

Authorizes appropriations.

Exempts the Commission from application of the Paperwork Reduction Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-886, Part I.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-886, Part I.
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-20
text: Introduced in House