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H.R. 5971: American Elections Act of 2008

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H.R. 5971: American Elections Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

American Elections Act of 2008

Plain summary

American Elections Act of 2008 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require, except as provided for under this Act, that all ballots and balloting material used in federal elections be only in the English language. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the requirement that certain jurisdictions provide ballots and other voting materials in languages other than English. Restricts such requirement to certain political subdivisions with populations of American Indians or Alaska Natives.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

American Elections Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] · 55 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Robert E. Latta (R-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5971 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110