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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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105TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1105-183, Part I
TO GUARANTEE THE RIGHT OF ALL ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL,
MERCHANT MARINERS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS TO VOTE IN FEDERAL,
STATE, AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
JULY 15, 1997.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. STUMP, from the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 699]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 699) to guarantee the right of all active duty military per-
sonnel, merchant mariners, and their dependents to vote in Fed-
eral, State, and local elections, having considered the same, reports
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the
bill do pass.
INTRODUCTION
On February 12, 1997, the Honorable Henry Bonilla was joined
by the Honorable Sam Johnson, in the introduction of H.R. 699, to
amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 and the
Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, to guaran-
tee the right of all active duty military personnel, merchant mari-
ners, and their dependents to vote in Federal, State, and local elec-
tions.
The full Committee met on June 4, 1997 and considered H.R.
699. The Committee received testimony from the Honorable Henry
Bonilla, the Honorable Sam Johnson, Colonel Bruce A. Brown,
USAF, Lieutenant General Thad A. Wolfe, USAF (Ret), Chairman,
Air Force Association Veterans and Retirees Council, on behalf of
the Military Coalition, Mr. John Molino, Association of the U.S.
Army, Mr. Larry D. Rhea, Non Commissioned Officers Association,
Mr. Bob Manhan, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mr. Johnny H. Kil-
lian, Senior Specialist, American Constitutional Law, Congres-
sional Research Service, and Ms. Phyllis J. Taylor, Director for
Federal Voting Assistance Programs, Department of Defense.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.usccsset/usconset50417&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)