Steny Hoyer: “I want to rise with the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) in strong support of report language that was offered by the…”

“I want to rise with the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney) in strong support of report language that was offered by the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) during the June 23 markup of the bill before us today. I applaud the Committee on Appropriations for including it in the report. That report language reads: "The committee strongly urges NIST to give priority consideration to Help America Vote Act outreach to the election community; expediting work on a new voting standards accreditation program; and its work with the Technical Guidelines Development Committee working with the Election Assistance Commission. NIST is directed to provide in advance of the fiscal 2006 hearings a report detailing what steps must be taken to bring its activities in line with the timetable established by the act."”