WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-465) on the Federal Election Audit Act (H.R. 4555), which aims to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow the use of requirements payments to conduct a post-election audit with respect to an election for Federal office in a state. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 4555, the Federal Election Audit Act, intro more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-461) on the Hiring Preference for Veterans and Americans With Disabilities Act (H.R. 4486), which aims to clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the state or local jurisdiction. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 15, 2024.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-462) on the Non-Citizens: Outlawed From Voting in Our Trusted Elections Act (H.R. 4460), which aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that only eligible American citizens may participate in elections for Federal office. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 15, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The House Administration Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-462) on the Non-Citizens: Outlawed From Voting in Our Trusted Elections Act (H.R. 4460), which aims to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to ensure that only eligible American citizens may participate in elections for Federal office. The report was advanced by Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, on April 15, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Section-by-S more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-467) on the Accreditation for College Excellence Act (H.R. 3724), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit recognized accrediting agencies and associations from requiring, encouraging, or coercing institutions of higher education to meet any political litmus test or violate any right protected by the Constitution as a condition of accreditation. The report was advanced by Re more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-468) on the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act (H.R. 7683), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on April 26, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 7683, the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act, wo more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-468) on the Respecting the First Amendment on Campus Act (H.R. 7683), which aims to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to adopt and adhere to principles of free speech. The report was advanced by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, on April 26, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) H.R. 7683 creates free speech requirements outside of First Am more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-446) on the Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act (H.R. 1797), which aims to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard with respect to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in micromobility devices. The report was advanced by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington, on April 5, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The House Financial Services Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-460) on the Iran Sanctions Accountability Act (H.R. 6015), which aims to require the President to prevent the abuse of financial sanctions exemptions by Iran. The report was advanced by Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-North Carolina, on April 15, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY Introduced on October 20, 2023, by Representative Blaine Luetkemeyer, H.R. 6015, the Iran Sanctions Accountabilit more ST