Supporting the designation of September 2024 as "National Voting Rights Month".
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Sep 17, 2024
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, 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 17, 2024
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2024
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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,
- expresses appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service having issued a special Representative John R. Lewis stamp, and
- invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
45
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Takano, Mark
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Frost, Maxwell
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Chu, Judy
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Lieu, Ted
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Correa, J. Luis
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Meng, Grace
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Schiff, Adam B.
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Adams, Alma S.
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Balint, Becca
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
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Beatty, Joyce
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Brown, Shontel M.
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Carbajal, Salud O.
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Crockett, Jasmine
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Dingell, Debbie
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Green, Al
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Kim, Andy
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Lee, Summer L.
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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McCollum, Betty
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Moore, Gwen
Napolitano, Grace
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Neguse, Joe
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Pallone, Frank
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
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Raskin, Jamie
Sarbanes, John
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Scott, David
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Sewell, Terri A.
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Stevens, Haley M.
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Tonko, Paul
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Williams, Nikema
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Wilson, Frederica S.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1461: Supporting the designation of September 2024 as "National Voting Rights Month".. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1461/
"H. Res. 1461: Supporting the designation of September 2024 as "National Voting Rights Month".." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1461/.
H. Res. 1461, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-1461/.
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