3.0.0 561 2022-11-01T16:47:43Z 2022-11-01T16:47:43Z Senate S 2019-02-26 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-02-26T19:54:34Z 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 Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019 116 1799 HR 2019-05-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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 2019-02-26 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-02-26 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2019-02-26 True J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2019-02-26 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2019-02-26 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-02-26 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-02-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-02-26 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-02-26 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-02-26 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-02-26 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-02-26 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-02-26 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-02-26 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-02-26 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-02-26 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2019-02-26 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-02-26 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-02-26 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-02-26 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-02-26 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2019-02-26 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-02-26 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-02-26 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-02-26 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-02-26 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-02-26 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-02-26 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-02-26 True C001113 Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] Catherine Cortez Masto D NV 2019-02-26 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2019-02-26 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-02-26 True C000174 Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] Thomas Carper D DE R. 2019-02-26 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-02-26 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-02-26 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-02-26 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2019-02-26 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2019-02-26 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-02-26 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-02-26 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-02-26 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-02-26 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2019-02-26 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-02-26 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-02-26 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2019-02-26 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2020-02-11 False Government Operations and Politics Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Jurisdiction and venue Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-30T16:37:52Z Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019

This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. (Preclearance is the process of receiving federal preapproval before making legal changes that would affect voting rights.) In addition, the bill expands voting access on tribal lands.


]]> Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Display Title Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s561is/xml/BILLS-116s561is.xml 2019-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.