Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 12) to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hres-672
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2014-07-16
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 12 (Voter Empowerment Act of 2013).</p>

tv_txt: IV 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2014 Mr. Lewis submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 12) to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

That immediately upon adoption of this resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 12) to modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for individuals with disabilities, protect the ability of individuals to exercise the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration. After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition for an amendment to restore and protect the right to vote of all of our citizens in keeping with the spirit and the letter of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was undermined by the Shelby v. Holder decision, if offered by Representative Lewis of Georgia or his designee. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. If the Committee of the Whole rises and reports that it has come to no resolution on the bill, then on the next legislative day the House shall, immediately after the third daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill.