21st Century Voting Act [HB-394]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishes the Commission on Voting to report to Congress proposed legislation that would make specified changes to voting policy, including (1) making Election Day a national holiday, (2) making voter registration automatic and permanent, and (3) restoring the right to vote to persons released from prison. This proposed legislation must be introduced as a bill by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and receive a vote. If the bill passes the House, it must be considered and voted upon by the Senate.
HB-394: 21st Century Voting Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/09/2019
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances
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HB-266: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020
Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 [HB-196]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses the voting rights of persons convicted of a criminal offense and the restoration of their voting rights. The bill declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence. The bill provides for enforcement of, and remedies for violations of, the bill. The bill sets forth requirements for state and federal notification of individuals
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HB-196: Democracy Restoration Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act [HB-151]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.
HB-151: Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act [HB-130]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
Establishes requirements regarding congressional redistricting, including that redistricting plans must be developed by an independent redistricting commission. A state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Representatives may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct a subsequent redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Each state must establish an independent redistricting commission to develop redistricting
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HB-130: John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie N. Murphy
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act [HB-124]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
Establishes requirements regarding congressional redistricting, including that redistricting plans must be developed by an independent redistricting commission. A state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Representatives may not be redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct a subsequent redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Each state must establish an independent redistricting commission to develop redistricting
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HB-124: John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2019 [HB-118]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Allows for early voting in elections for federal office and for reduced waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections. States must allow early voting in a federal election each day during the 15-day period ending on the second day before election day in the same manner as voting is allowed on election day; ensure that each polling place that allows early voting in a federal election is located within reasonable walking distance of a stop on a public transportation route; provide a sufficient number of voting systems, poll workers,
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HB-118: Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2019 [HB-44]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Prohibits any state whose congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires such state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020.
HB-44: Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 01/03/2019
For the People Act of 2019 [HB-1]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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HB-1: For the People Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 39. on 03/14/2019
You have voted HJR-138: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older..
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018 [S.3279]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the Revised Statutes to prohibit any person, within 60 days before an election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person: (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from exercising the right to vote in an election.The bill also prohibits false statements regarding public endorsements and hindering, interfering with,
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S.3279: Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 07/26/2018
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act [HB-6482]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to make payments to local governments that permit noncitizens to vote in state or local elections.
HB-6482: Eliminating Foreign Intervention in Elections Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 07/24/2018
By the People Resolution [HR-975]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Media and Advertising ]
By the People Resolution Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact various reforms with respect to voter registration and protection, campaign-finance contribution limits and violations, and political advertisements.
HR-975: By the People Resolution
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 08/02/2018
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 [HB-5785]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Science ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Jobs and Justice Act of 2018 This bill addresses a wide variety of domestic policy matters and focuses on economically distressed communities, opportunities for minorities and the disadvantaged, and civil rights enforcement. Included in the programs and requirements affected are those concerning: diversity in contracting; infrastructure development; areas of persistent poverty; job training for youth and older Americans; education of girls and minorities in STEM fields; the federal minimum wage; military family benefits; health care coverage and
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HB-5785: Jobs and Justice Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 05/14/2018
DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act [S.2785]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make an alien who is seeking to engage in, or has engaged in, improper interference in a U.S. election inadmissible. Improper interference in a U.S. election is conduct by an alien that: (1) violates federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law, or is under the direction of a foreign government; and (2) interferes with any general or primary federal, state, or local election or caucus, including a candidate's campaign
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S.2785: DETER Act Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 10/11/2018