S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act 117th Congress (2021-2022)
Sep 14, 2021 · Freedom to Vote Act. This bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, and campaign finance. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls.
H.R.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Aug 17, 2021 · Text: H.R.4 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) All Information (Except Text) 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.
H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021 117th Congress (2021-2022)
This bill has the status Passed House. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Introduced
S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act 117th Congress (2021-2022)
Congress makes the following findings: (1) The right to vote is the most basic constitutive act of citizenship. Regaining the right to vote reintegrates individuals with criminal convictions into free society, helping to enhance public safety.
Jul 20, 2015 · The Voting Rights Act is a landmark federal law enacted in 1965 to remove race-based restrictions on voting. It is perhaps the country’s most important voting rights law, with a history that dates to the Civil War. After that conflict ended, a number of constitutional amendments were
Apr 25, 2023 · The Voting Rights Act (VRA) is one of the most significant elections statutes ever enacted. The law prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or language-minority status in registration and voting nationwide. The VRA also provides protections for blind, disabled, or illiterate voters. R47520. April 25, 2023.
H.R.7905 - Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022 - Congress.gov
May 27, 2022 · 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Text - H.R.5008 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Frank Harrison, …
Aug 13, 2021 · Text for H.R.5008 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021
Voting Rights Act: Brief Policy Overview The Voting Rights Act (VRA) protects equal access to elections for all eligible Americans. In particular, in response to widespread disenfranchisement between the post-Civil War period and the 1960s, the VRA protects voters in racial and language minority groups. The U.S.
Sec. 1102. Expansion and reauthorization of grant program to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities. Sec. 1103. Pilot programs for enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote privately and independently at residences. Sec. 1104. GAO analysis and report on voting access for individuals with dis-abilities.