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HCONRES 153 114th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidays Voting rights

Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".

Introduced: September 15, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and to be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.

What's happening now September 15, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 20
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 28, 2016
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Lieu, Ted
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 15, 2016
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 15, 2016
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Chu, Judy
California · Sep 15, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 15, 2016
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 15, 2016
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Green, Al
Texas · Sep 15, 2016
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 15, 2016
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 15, 2016
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2016
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 15, 2016
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 15, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 15, 2016
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 15, 2016
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 15, 2016
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Sep 15, 2016
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 15, 2016
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 15, 2016
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 15, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 153: Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-153/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 153: Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-153/.
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H. Con. Res. 153, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-153/.
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[H. Con. Res. 153: Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-153/)
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