To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.

Bill: 113-hr-1018
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2013-03-06
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: American Samoa

Caribbean area

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Guam

Intergovernmental relations

Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

U.S. territories and protectorates

Virgin Islands

Voting rights
Latest action: action_date: 2013-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply it specifically to American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.</p> <p>Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to cover these same territories plus the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</p> <p>Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to cover the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.</p> <p>Applies to such jurisdictions specified criminal penalties relating to the intimidation of voters, interference by government employees, and voting by aliens.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2013 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. Pierluisi , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Faleomavaega , and Mr. Rangel ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 A BILL To clarify the application of certain Federal laws relating to elections in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands.

1. Clarification of application of federal election laws to certain jurisdictions (a) Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 Section 301(12) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431(12) ) is amended by striking or a territory or possession of the United States and inserting American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands . (b) National Voter Registration Act of 1993 Section 3(4) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1973gg–1 ) is amended by striking States and the District of Columbia and inserting States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands . (c) Help America Vote Act of 2002 (1) Coverage of Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. 15541 ) is amended by striking and the United States Virgin Islands and inserting the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . (2) Conforming amendments Such Act is further amended as follows: (A) The second sentence of section 213(a)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 15343(a)(2) ) is amended by striking and American Samoa and inserting American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . (B) Section 252(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 15402(c)(2) ) is amended by striking or the United States Virgin Islands and inserting the United States Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands . (d) Criminal penalties (1) Intimidation of voters Section 594 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, and inserting or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress . (2) Interference by government employees Section 595 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, and inserting or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress . (3) Voting by aliens Section 611(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, and inserting or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress . (e) Voting Rights Act of 1965 Section 11 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973i) is amended by striking Delegate from the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or Resident Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico each place it appears in subsections (c) and (e)(2) and inserting or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress .