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HRES 123 114th Congress House

Expressing support for designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day.

Introduced: February 24, 2015 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorative events and holidaysVoting rights
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 24, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 24, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E241)
Feb 24, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill: (1) supports the designation of "National Voting Rights Day" in commemoration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) acknowledges the significance of the Voting Rights Act with regard to enforcing the civil rights of all U.S. citizens; and (3) emphasizes the importance of ensuring the ability of all U.S. citizens to fully participate in the electoral process.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 28
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 4, 2015
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Feb 27, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2015
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 24, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 24, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 24, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 123: Expressing support for designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-123/
MLA
"H. Res. 123: Expressing support for designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-123/.
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H. Res. 123, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-123/.
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