HR 8770
117th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Expanding the VOTE Act
Introduced: September 2, 2022
Introduced by:
Williams, Nikema
Democratic
· Georgia
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2022
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Dec 21, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
Dec 21, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-654, Part I.
Sep 21, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 11.
Sep 21, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 2, 2022
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 2, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act
This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
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