H.R. 811 "The Voter Confidence & Increased Accessibility Act" (Rep. Holt):

H.R. 811 info

H.R. 811 - unofficial draft version, July 27, 2007

S. 1487 "Ballot Integrity Act of 2007" (Senator Feinstein):

S. 1487 Home in Thomas

Jerry Berkman's comments to Senate Rules Committee

S. 559 "Vote Integrity and Verification Act of 2007" (Senator Nelson)

Differences between H.R. 811 and S. 559:

• S. 559's title is "Vote Integrity and Verification Act of 2007";
  H.R. 811's title is "Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007"
• S. 559 does not include section 327 (which is opposed by activists), which exempts State mandated automatic recounts from the bill's audit procedures.
• S. 559 adds section 7: "Prohibition on campaign activities by election administration officials."

How a bill becomes law. . This is a simplified outline of how a bill goes through Congress, outlining 14 steps. Most bills don't make it; the article says that "the 105th Congress (1997-98) considered 13,882 pieces of legislation. A total of 354 became Public Laws."