S 5326
117th Congress
Senate
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: December 20, 2022
Introduced by:
Klobuchar, Amy
Democratic
· Minnesota
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Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 20, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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