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Urging the Government of Tanzania and all parties to respect human rights and constitutional rights and ensure free and fair elections in October 2020, and recognizing the importance of multi-party democracy in Tanzania. [HR-1120]
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[Elections ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
This resolution urges Tanzania to ensure free and fair elections in 2020, to guarantee and respect the human and constitutional rights of its citizens, and to foster a business environment that is conducive to continued U.S. trade and investment in Tanzania.
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Expressing support for the designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month". [HR-1114]
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[Elections ]
[Education ]
This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, 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 Lewis stamp during the month of September, and invites Congress to allocate funds for
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To state the need for action on statehood for Puerto Rico if the status wins a majority of the vote on the question in the territory's plebiscite on November 3. [HR-1113]
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[Elections ]
[International ]
This resolution declares that Congress and the President will have a duty to act in 2021 on the self-determination choice of the people of Puerto Rico if the territory's plebiscite chooses statehood. The resolution (1) recognizes that implementation legislation will need to include measures to phase-in the equal treatment of the territory and its residents in federal laws, and (2) states that such measures should implement equality for Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans as expeditiously as possible.
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A resolution designating September 2020 as "National Voting Rights Month". [SR-695]
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[Elections ]
[Education ]
This resolution designates September 2020 as National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, 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
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Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act [HB-8249]
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[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes that an individual's right to vote in an election may not be denied or abridged due to debts owed for a criminal conviction.
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To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from counting a ballot cast in an election for Federal office which is received by the State after the date of the election. [HB-8189]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Military ]
Generally prohibits states from counting ballots that are received after the date of a federal election. However, the prohibition does not apply to absentee ballots that are cast by uniformed service members, their family members, or overseas citizens.
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Every American Has the Right To Vote Act [HB-8101]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To prohibit States from denying or abridging the right to vote in elections for Federal office of individuals on the grounds of conviction of a criminal offense, and for other purposes.
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Vote By Mail Stamp Act [HB-8104]
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[Voting Rights ]
To provide for the issuance of the Voting By Mail Semipostal Stamp, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Democracy by Securing the Right To Vote by Mail Act [HB-8092]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes certain rules for the treatment of absentee ballots in federal elections. Specifically, the bill requires states to allow an individual to (1) submit a request for an absentee ballot through the internet or mobile application and by telephone, and (2) cast their ballot by delivering it by mail or to a polling place or drop-off location. Further, the bill prohibits states from refusing to accept or process an absentee ballot on the grounds that the individual did not meet a deadline for returning the ballot, if the ballot is (1) postmarked,
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American Right to Vote Act [HB-8081]
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[Public Safety ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Generally prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections. It also requires the U.S. Postal Service to categorize, handle, and deliver election mail as first-class mail.
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Recognizing the importance and significance of the Justice Bell in the women's suffrage movement. [HR-1087]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which provided for women's suffrage. It also recognizes the Justice Bell as a symbol for women's suffrage.
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Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020 [HB-8053]
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[Elections ]
[Children and Youth ]
To enforce the Twenty-sixth Amendment, and for other purposes.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. [HJR-93]
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[Human Rights ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment related to the fundamental right to vote. Specifically, it grants every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides.
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A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote. [SJR-75]
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[Criminal Justice ]
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment related to the fundamental right to vote. Specifically, it grants every U.S. citizen of legal voting age the fundamental right to vote in any public election held in the jurisdiction in which the citizen resides. Next, it specifies that the fundamental right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, unless the denial or abridgment is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest by the least restrictive means. Finally,
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To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes. [HB-7799]
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[Race and Civil Rights ]
Designates the portion of U.S. Route 80 from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway.
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Directing the Clerk of the House to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 4. [HCR-107]
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[Elections ]
This concurrent resolution directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.B. 4 (the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019) to amend the short title of the bill to be the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020.
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Accessible Voting Act of 2020 [HB-7755]
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[Elections ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to increase voting accessibility for individuals with disabilities and older individuals, and for other purposes.
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National Emergency Student Vote Act [HB-7706]
[Education ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
Requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with additional resources on registering to vote. In addition, IHEs must provide students who are off campus due to a public health emergency with resources on voting by mail (e.g., absentee ballot applications).
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National Emergency Student Vote Act [S.4254]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Student Loans ]
[Public Health ]
Requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide students with additional resources on registering to vote. In addition, IHEs must provide students who are off campus due to a public health emergency with resources on voting by mail (e.g., absentee ballot applications).
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John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act [S.4263]
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[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.