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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Dec 20, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 20, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8770 Identical bill Expanding the VOTE Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8 Independent 1
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Dec 20, 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 20, 2022
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 20, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 20, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Dec 20, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Dec 20, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Dec 20, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 20, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 20, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5326: Expanding the VOTE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5326/
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"S. 5326: Expanding the VOTE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5326/.
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S. 5326, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5326/.
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