S 3543
115th Congress
Senate
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Voting rights
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
Introduced: October 3, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 3, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
This bill updates the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. These updates include, but are not limited to:
- expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
- increasing polling site accessibility,
- providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
- requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place,
- validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
- expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility.
The bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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