HRES 751
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Calling on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and condemning voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions.
Introduced: February 26, 2018
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, based on the Voting Rights Amendment Act and the Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Condemns the use by states and political subdivisions of specified voter suppression laws and techniques.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1