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HR 7799 116th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Alabama Congressional tributes Members of Congress Roads and highways Voting rights

To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 29, 2020 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 27, 2020
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill designates the portion of U.S. Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama, as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway.

What's happening now July 28, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 89
All 89 Democratic 58 Republican 3
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 7, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Aug 7, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 30, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Jul 30, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 29, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 29, 2020
Crist, Charlie
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jul 29, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 29, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 29, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 29, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jul 29, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 29, 2020
Pascrell, Bill
· Jul 29, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 29, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jul 29, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Jul 29, 2020
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jul 27, 2020
Brooks, Mo
· Jul 27, 2020
Byrne, Bradley
· Jul 27, 2020
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 27, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7799/
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"H.R. 7799: To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7799/.
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H.R. 7799, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7799/.
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