,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #caa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,hoyer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lewis1  
,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,larson of          
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,brady of            
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4      
,langevin1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,hinojosa1 
and ,ms4 ,chu7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,resolution  ,urging the ,president and
 ,congress to take actions to fill      
vacancies on the ,election ,assistance  
,commission4  ,whereas the ,election    
,assistance ,commission 7,,eac7 was     
established by the ,help ,america ,vote 
,act of #bjjb 7,,hava7 on a bipartisan  
basis1 with the approval of #ceg        
,members of the ,house of               
,representatives and #ib ,senators2     
,whereas under section #bjb of ,,hava   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecbb71 the ,,eac was   
established to serve as a national      
clearinghouse and resource for the      

compilation of information and review of
 procedures with respect to the         
administration of ,federal elections1   
and its conferences1 reference works1   
and instructional videos have saved     
,state and local governments and        
election officials millions of dollars  
since its establishment2 ,whereas the   
,,eac was established by ,congress to   
help it carry out its duty to oversee   
,federal elections as provided in       
article ,i1 section ,,iv of the         
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
while respecting the primary role of    
,states in the administration of        
elections2 ,whereas ,,eac's guidance can
 help ,states avoid contested elections 
that can cost tens of millions of       
dollars and #bjab's ,hurricane ,sandy   
showed how election administrators can  
need the help that ,,eac's ,federal     
experts can provide in dealing with     
unexpected situations such as natural   
disasters1 both of which demonstrate the
 value of ,,eac-produced materials      

covering ,election ,management          
,guidelines and ,contingency and        
,disaster ,planning and of having a     
,federal agency that election officials 
can call upon for guidance and advice in
 the event that an election may be      
affected by unusual circumstances2      
,whereas ,,hava strives to ensure that  
the ,,eac is bipartisan by authorizing  
the ,majority ,leader of the ,senate1   
the ,speaker of the ,house of           
,representatives1 the ,minority ,leader 
of the ,senate1 and the ,minority       
,leader of the ,house of                
,representatives under section #bjc of  
the ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aecbc7 to each 
submit recommendations to the ,president
 for nominations of individuals to serve
 as commissioners2 and ,whereas in spite
 of the great value that the ,,eac has  
provided to ,federal1 ,state1 and       
particularly local governments in       
administering their elections           
efficiently as well as effectively1 the 
,,eac has been without a working quorum 

of commissioners since #bjaj and without
 any commissioners since ,december      
#bjaa1 denying the ,american people the 
full assistance the ,commission can     
provide3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
urges the ,majority ,leader of the      
,senate1 the ,speaker of the ,house of  
,representatives1 the ,minority ,leader 
of the ,senate1 and the ,minority       
,leader of the ,house of                
,representatives1 to exercise the       
authority granted by section #bjc of the
 ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #aecbc7 by each submitting to
 the ,president a recommendation for a  
candidate to fill their respective      
vacancies on the ,election ,assistance  
,commission2  7#b7 urges ,president     
,obama to consider such recommendations 
promptly and to submit to the ,senate   
nominations to fill all #d vacancies2   
7#c7 urges the ,committee on ,rules and 
,administration of the ,senate to hold  
hearings and votes promptly on those    

nominations2 and  7#d7 urges the full   
,senate to provide each nominee who is  
reported favorably by the ,committee    
with an up-or-down vote on confirmation4