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HR 4298 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Inclusive Elections Act of 2021

Introduced: July 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jul 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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Inclusive Elections Act of 2021

This bill requires courts, when hearing challenges to election laws, to consider whether the law has a disparate impact on members of a protected class of citizens.

Specifically, the bill requires courts to consider whether (1) the challenged standard, practice, or procedure imposes a disparate burden on members of a protected class of citizens; and (2) the disparate burden is related to social and historical conditions that produce discrimination against members of the protected class.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 17
D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Nov 15, 2021
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Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 22, 2021
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jul 13, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 2, 2021
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 2, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 1, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4298: Inclusive Elections Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4298/
MLA
"H.R. 4298: Inclusive Elections Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4298/.
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H.R. 4298, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4298/.
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