3.0.0 1799 2022-11-01T18:02:34Z 2022-11-01T18:02:34Z House HR 2019-03-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:H.R. 1799.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Fifteenth Amendment, Section 2, Section 1: The right ofcitizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied orabridged by the U.S. or by any State on account of race,color, or perilous condition of servitude.[Page H2747]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-03T17:57:32Z Referred to 2019-03-14T13:07:30Z Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 116 561 S 2019-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 116 4 HR 2020-07-27 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 107, enrollment corrections on H.R. 4 have been made. 12:35:02 Related bill CRS John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act 116 4263 S 2020-07-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-05-03 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2019-03-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2019-03-14 True B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2019-03-14 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-03-14 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2019-03-14 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-03-14 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2019-03-14 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2019-03-14 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2019-03-14 True C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2019-03-14 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2019-03-14 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2019-03-14 True C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2019-03-14 True T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2019-03-14 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2019-03-14 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2019-04-02 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2019-04-09 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2019-07-16 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2019-09-11 False K000386 Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] John Katko R NY 24 2019-12-06 False U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2020-07-22 False Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal appellate courts Foreign language and bilingual programs Jurisdiction and venue Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-03-14 Introduced in House 2020-03-23T14:46:17Z Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019

This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices in these areas may take effect. (Preclearance is the process of receiving preapproval from the Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before making legal changes that would affect voting rights.)

A state and all of its political subdivisions shall be subject to preclearance of voting practice changes for a 10-year period if five or more voting rights violations occurred in the state during the previous 15 years, at least one of which was committed by the state itself. A political subdivision as a separate unit shall also be subject to preclearance for a 10-year period if, in the previous 15 years (1) three or more voting rights violations occurred there, or (2) one or more voting rights violations occurred there and the subdivision had minority voter turnout below certain thresholds.

A state or political subdivision that obtains a declaratory judgment that it has not used a voting practice to deny or abridge the right to vote shall be exempt from preclearance.

The bill expands the circumstances under which (1) a court may retain the authority to preclear voting changes made by a state or political subdivision, or (2) the Department of Justice may assign election observers.

States and political subdivisions must notify the public of changes to voting practices.

The bill revises the circumstances under which a court must grant preliminary injunctive relief in a challenge to voting practices.

]]> Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019 Display Title Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1799ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1799ih.xml 2019-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.