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Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Sep 30, 2021
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, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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 30, 2021
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 John R. Lewis 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
13
- Armed Services Committee
- Committee on House Administration
- Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection 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
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 700: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-700/
"H. Res. 700: Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-700/.
H. Res. 700, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-700/.
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