Number: RL31417
Title: Election Reform Legislation: Comparison of House and Senate Versions of H.R. 3295
Authors: Eric A. Fischer, Resources, Science and Industry Division; and Kevin J. Coleman, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: More than 80 bills addressing various aspects of federal election reform have been introduced in the 107th Congress. One bill, H.R. 3295, has passed the House and Senate in different forms and is awaiting conference. This report provides a description of major provision in the two bills, The Help America Vote Act (Ney-Hoyer), passed by the House; and The Martin Luther King, Jr., Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2002 (Dodd-McConnell), passed by the Senate. It includes a detailed side-by-side comparison of the provisions, using the text as it appears in the bills.
Pages: 184
Date: Updated May 15, 2002