H.R. 6187: Confidence in Voting Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-09-26 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-09-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Confidence in Voting Act of 2006

Plain summary

Confidence in Voting Act of 2006 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct the Election Assistance Commission to pay to each jurisdiction that conducts a general election on November 7, 2006, and uses a voting system other than an optical scan or other paper ballot voting system, an amount equal to the documented costs it pays or incurs for the preparation, production, and use of contingency paper ballots for such election. Sets a maximum payment of 75 cents for each contingency paper ballot printed. Sets forth conditions for payment.

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Official text

Confidence in Voting Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] · 31 cosponsors

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Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr6187.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr6187 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109