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Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001

Introduced: March 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 22, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to outline requirements for equal protection of voting rights in Federal elections and voting rights in State and local elections.

Establishes a grant program to provide equal protection of voting rights with regard to States and localities.

Creates the Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures to study and report to the President and Congress on specified issues with respect to elections for Federal, State, and local office, including alternative voting methods, ballot designs, ballot uniformity, and absentee voting, in order to develop specific recommendations of best practices in voting and election administration.

What's happening now March 22, 2001

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 25 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 27, 2001
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 5, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 23, 2001
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 17, 2001
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 10, 2001
Watson, Diane
· Jun 21, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 5, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 3, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 22, 2001
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 22, 2001
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 22, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 22, 2001
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 22, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 22, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 22, 2001
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 22, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1170: Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1170/
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"H.R. 1170: Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1170/.
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