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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 1997
Military Voting Rights Act of 1997 - Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to require that a person who is absent from a State in compliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely by reason of that absence, for purposes of voting for an office of the United States or of a State, be deemed to have: (1) lost a residence or domicile in that State; (2) acquired a residence or domicile in any other State; or (3) become resident in or a resident of any other State. Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Absentee Voting Act to require States, with respect to elections for State and local offices, to permit absentee voting by uniformed services members.
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Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] · R–TX
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Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 105-183, Part I.
Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 105-183, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Benefits Discharged.
Committee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Referred to House Judiciary
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Referred to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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.
Referred to House Oversight
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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