During the last session of Congress, Rush Holt (D-NJ) introduced what was then H.R. 550, a bill to require a voter-verified paper trail and other good things. Despite getting a total of 220 co-sponsors, the bill merely got a phony hearing on the last day of the session.
Well, he's back, and tougher than ever.
H.R. 811 [1] basically contains all the requirements of the old bill, and adds some tougher language regarding the type, durability, and official nature of the voter-verified paper records.
This bill already has 179 (update: 182, and Rangel is coming on board) co-sponsors. New Yorkers missing:
02 D -- Steve Israel
03 R -- Peter King
06 D -- Greg Meeks
11 D -- Yvette Clarke (rookie!)
12 D -- Nydia Velázquez (my own rep -- I'll be calling in the morning)
13 R -- Vito Fossella
15 D -- Charles Rangel (go figure!)
23 R -- John McHugh
24 D -- Michael Arcuri (another rookie)
25 R -- James Walsh
26 R -- Tom Reynolds
Feel free to call anyone you wish to get them on board. Senator Feinstein (D-CA) will sponsor the bill in the Senate when the time is right.
One extra note:
I spent a week in D.C. with Stephanie Low last June, lobbying for the old bill. Among those we lobbied were Sue Kelly (R-NY), Richard Pombo (R-CA), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Melissa Hart (R-PA), and Mark Kennedy (R-MN), all of whom are no longer in the House. (We also lobbied Sherwood Boehlert, who had already announced his retirement, so I don't claim credit for defeating him.)
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