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HRES 501 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Commemorative events and holidays Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Elementary and secondary education Government information and archives Higher education Marketing and advertising Postal service Protest and dissent Teaching, teachers, curricula Voting rights

Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".

Introduced: September 5, 2017 Introduced by: Veasey, Marc A. Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the designation of September as National Voting Rights Month.

What's happening now September 5, 2017

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1058 Related bill Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 26, 2017
Ellison, Keith
· Sep 26, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 26, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Sep 6, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 6, 2017
Maloney, Sean
· Sep 6, 2017
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 6, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 6, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 501: Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-501/
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"H. Res. 501: Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-501/.
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H. Res. 501, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-501/.
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