,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iegg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #b1 #bjbf,mr4 ,fuller introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #cjd of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb to affirm access for congressional election observers to primary elections for ,federal office1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,cocoa ,voter ,integrity and ,primaries ,act or the ,,cocoa-,,vip ,act4 #b4 ,clarification of election for federal office ,section #cjd of the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of #bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #bajhc;a7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,election for ,federal office defined 7#a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term election for ,federal office includes any general1 special1 primary1 or runoff election conducted by ballot in which one or more candidates for the ,united ,states ,senate or the ,united ,states ,house of ,representatives 7including any ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to the ,congress7 appear on the official ballot4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to require a ,state or political party to provide observer access to party conventions1 caucuses1 or other candidate selection processes that do not involve ballots listing candidates for ,federal office4 4