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Voting rights
Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sep 12, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland Security, 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.
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution
- expresses support for the designation of National Voting Rights Month,
- encourages people to uphold the right to vote,
- encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation,
- recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting,
- encourages the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special Fannie Lou Hamer stamp during the month of September, and
- invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Committees of jurisdiction
11
- Committee on House Administration
- Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Ethics Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Homeland Security Committee
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
Cosponsors
90
Gabbard, Tulsi
D
Gallego, Ruben
D
Garamendi, John
D
Horsford, Steven
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Kilmer, Derek
D
Luján, Ben Ray
MALONEY, CAROLYN
McNerney, Jerry
Napolitano, Grace
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Beyer, Donald S.
D
Espaillat, Adriano
Kennedy, Joseph
Cicilline, David
ENGEL, ELIOT
Eshoo, Anna
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Payne, Donald
D
Soto, Darren
D
Adams, Alma S.
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Gonzalez, Vicente
HASTINGS, ALCEE
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
D
Casten, Sean
D
Cuellar, Henry
D
DeGette, Diana
Kildee, Daniel
Perlmutter, Ed
D
Peters, Scott H.
Rice, Kathleen
Allred, Colin
D
Beatty, Joyce
Blumenauer, Earl
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Brown, Anthony
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Carson, André
D
Castor, Kathy
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
CLAY, WM.
D
Costa, Jim
Crist, Charlie
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
DEFAZIO, PETER
D
Dingell, Debbie
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