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US S4Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021 Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act
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Introduced
10/05/2021
10/05/2021
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political sub- divisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:02 Oct 07, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\S4.PCS S4
AI Summary
This bill, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021, amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions are subject to preclearance requirements under the Act. The bill expands the definition of "voting rights violation" to include additional legal actions and consent decrees, and provides a new formula for determining which states and subdivisions are covered under the Act's preclearance provisions. The bill also establishes a new practice-based preclearance requirement for certain voting changes in covered jurisdictions, requires additional transparency regarding voting changes, and makes other technical and conforming amendments to the Voting Rights Act.
Sponsors (49)
Patrick Leahy (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Ben Cardin (D),
Tom Carper (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
John Hickenlooper (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Mark Kelly (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ben Ray Luján (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Chris Murphy (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Jon Ossoff (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Jon Tester (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 459) entered in Senate. (on 11/03/2021)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4/BILLS-117s4pcs.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s4/BILLS-117s4pcs.pdf.pdf |
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