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Changes in Voting Law, Education, and Appliance Energy Standards.

This document outlines the rules for considering several important bills. These include requiring proof of citizenship for voting, non-discrimination rules in education, the legislative branch budget, and energy efficiency standards for dishwashers and refrigerators. Citizens should pay attention to potential changes in voter registration and how new regulations might affect the availability and cost of home appliances.
Key points
Requirement of U.S. citizenship proof for federal election voter registration.
Potential changes to sex-based non-discrimination rules in federally funded education programs.
Setting the budget for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2025.
Prohibition of cost-ineffective or technologically unfeasible energy conservation standards for dishwashers and refrigerators.
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VOTING RESULTS
2024-07-09
For 205
Against 201
Abstain 0
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Status:
Adopted
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Additional Information
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8281) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 165) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance"; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8772) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7700) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for dishwashers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7637) to prohibit the Secretary of Energy from prescribing or enforcing energy conservation standards for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers that are not cost-effective or technologically feasible, and for other purposes.
Print number: HRES 1341
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Process start date: 2024-07-09
Voting date: 2024-07-09
Meeting no: 2
Voting no: 339