Voting Rights

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Expressing support for designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day. [HR-123] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Expressing support for designation of August 6 as National Voting Rights Day. This bill: (1) supports the designation of "National Voting Rights Day" in commemoration of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) acknowledges the significance of the Voting Rights Act with regard to enforcing the civil rights of all U.S. citizens; and (3) emphasizes the importance of ensuring the ability of all U.S. citizens to fully participate in the electoral process.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/17/2015

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. [HJR-25] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote. 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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/02/2015

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Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965. [HCR-23] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Arts and Culture ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama that took place over the course of several weeks in March 1965. Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the three civil rights marches from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, Alabama.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E314) on 03/06/2015

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Expressing the support for the passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015. [HCR-164] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Expressing the support for the passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015. Observes and recognizes the new crisis of voter suppression tactics that have been enacted by states and localities since the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court decision. Urges congressional leadership to allow for an immediate vote on the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 09/30/2016

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Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day". [HCR-153] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day". Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and to be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/15/2016

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Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. [HCR-109] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Voting Rights ] [Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. Authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on February 24, 2016, for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot soldiers who participated in the 1965 Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, marches, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 02/08/2016

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State Sovereignty in Voting Act [HB-951] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
State Sovereignty in Voting Act Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit a state to require an applicant for voter registration who uses the federal mail voter registration application form developed by the Election Assistance Commission to provide documentary evidence of citizenship as a condition of the state's acceptance of the form.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Gosar Introduced In House on 02/12/2015

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Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015 [HB-934] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015 Requires a state that enacts a congressional redistricting plan prior to the next decennial census and apportionment of Representatives to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance from the Attorney General that such plan does not have the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or in contravention of the guarantees of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2015

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Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 [HB-885] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015 Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the requirement that a federal court retain jurisdiction for an appropriate period to prevent commencement of new devices to deny or abridge the right to vote. Expands the types of violations triggering the authority of a court to retain such jurisdiction to include certain violations of the Act as well as violations of any federal voting rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or membership in a language minority group. Excludes (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 03/16/2015

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Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015 [HB-75] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015 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. Makes this Act applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 01/22/2015

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Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 [HB-5557] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ]
Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring: an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 06/22/2016

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No One Can Take Away Your Right to Vote Act of 2016 [HB-5352] [Voting Rights ] [Elections ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
No One Can Take Away Your Right to Vote Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit states from disqualifying individuals convicted of criminal offenses, but not incarcerated, except those convicted of murder, manslaughter, or sex crimes, from registering to vote or voting in elections for federal office.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison Introduced In House on 05/26/2016

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Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016 [HB-4986] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ]
Sewall-Belmont House Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site (the former headquarters of the National Woman's Party of the women's suffrage movement) as a unit of the National Park System (NPS). The Site shall not be established as an NPS unit, however, until the Department of the Interior determines that: (1) the National Woman's Party has transferred to Interior the land and any improvements within the boundaries of the Site, and (2) Interior and the National Woman's Party have entered into a management (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/28/2016

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Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016 [HB-4754] [Voting Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Budget and Spending ] [Elections ] [Criminal Justice ]
Emergency Financial Manager Reform Act of 2016 This bill requires a state with a state-appointed emergency financial manager to certify that the appointment: (1) does not have the purpose or effect of limiting the right to vote on account of race or color, and (2) followed a notice and comment period. If a state with a state-appointed emergency financial manager fails to submit such certification, then the Department of Justice may reduce by 5% that state's allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/16/2016

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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. [HB-431] [Voting Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Elections ] [Human Rights ]
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March during March (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Signed By President. on 03/07/2015

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Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-4204] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Arts and Culture ]
Alice Paul Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make arrangements for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Alice Paul to recognize her role in the women's suffrage movement and in advancing equal rights for women. The medal shall be presented jointly to representatives of the Alice Paul Institute and the Sewall-Belmont House.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne Introduced In House on 12/09/2015

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Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2015 [HB-411] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
Streamlined and Improved Methods at Polling Locations and Early (SIMPLE) Voting Act of 2015 Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to require each state to allow individuals to vote in a federal election on each day during the 15-day period ending on the second day immediately preceding the election date in the same manner as voting is allowed on election day. Requires a state to 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/20/2015

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America Votes Act of 2015 [HB-3364] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ]
America Votes Act of 2015 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual required to present identification as a condition for voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting the appropriate state or local election official with a sworn written statement, signed by the individual under penalty of perjury, attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. Allows an individual desiring to vote by mail to submit such a statement with the ballot. Requires (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Introduced In House on 07/29/2015

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New Columbia Admission Act [HB-317] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Community Development ] [Public Safety ]
New Columbia Admission Act Sets forth procedures for admission into the United States of the state of New Columbia. Requires the Mayor of the District of Columbia to: (1) submit to the eligible voters propositions for statehood and adoption of a State Constitution, and (2) issue a proclamation for the first elections to Congress of two Senators and one Representative of New Columbia. Requires the President, upon adoption of such propositions and certification of such elections, to issue a proclamation announcing the results and admitting New Columbia (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 01/13/2015

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2995] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Telecommunications ] [Healthcare ] [Crime ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-194, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/09/2015

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