House Floor Summary

Ms. Lofgren moved that the committee rise.

On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 49.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brown (MD), numbered 49 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to require the states to include in their bi-annual report to Congress on the operation of the voter information hotline, a description of any actions taken in response to reports of voter intimidation or suppression.

On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 48.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brown (MD), numbered 48 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to require a portion of the early voting hours of operations to occur outside of normal business hours to ensure maximum accessibility to working individuals.

On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; as modified Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 47.

Brown (MD) amendment; modified by unanimous consent.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brown (MD), numbered 47 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to add early voting to the minimum notification requirement for voters affected by polling place changes. Instead of only requiring the State to notify individuals no later than seven days before the date of the election, or the first day of an early voting period (whichever comes first).

On agreeing to the Brown (MD) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Brown (MD) amendment No. 45.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Brown (MD), numbered 45 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to ensure Sunday early voting.

On agreeing to the Beyer amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Beyer amendment No. 43.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Beyer, numbered 43 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to provide grants to states to encourage involvement of minors in election activities.

On agreeing to the Frankel amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 172, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel amendment No. 39.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Frankel, numbered 39 printed in Part B of House Report 116-16 to clarify that election administration improvement grants may be used to implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots.