VOTING

Amendments

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H2479, H2480, H2481, H2483, H2484, H2485, H2487, H2488, H2489, H2490, H2491, H2492, H2494, H2495, H2496, H2497 [6MR], H2515, H2516, H2517, H2519, H2520, H2521, H2525, H2526, H2528, H2529, H2530, H2531, H2533, H2534, H2535, H2537, H2538, H2539, H2540, H2542, H2544, H2545, H2546, H2559, H2560, H2561, H2562, H2564, H2565, H2566, H2567, H2568 [7MR], H2591, H2593, H2594 [8MR]

——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 172), H2387 [6MR]

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9271 [5DE]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), consideration (H. Res. 460), H5099 [25JN]

Women: mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S3197, S3221 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don’t Whitewash the Movement’s Racism, H4053 [21MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: require information and opportunities for registration for voting and absentee ballot requests for members undergoing deployment overseas (see S. 1566), S3004 [21MY]

Bureau of Prisons: provide information on voting rights and registration to Federal prisoners upon their release from prison (see H.R. 893), H1334 [30JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: direct House Fine Arts Board to accept a portrait of Alice Paul and the Architect of the Capitol to permanently place it in the House wing or office building (see H. Res. 178), H2368 [5MR]

Children and youth: require States to implement processes under which individuals who are 16 years old may apply to register to vote in Federal elections and make grants to increase involvement of minors in elections (see S. 621), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 1442), H2313 [28FE]

Citizenship: prohibit Federal payments to a unit of local government that allows individuals who are not U.S. citizens to vote in elections for State or local office (see H.R. 151), H206 [3JA]

——— require States to provide voter registration forms at certain naturalization proceedings (see H.R. 3770), H5910 [16JY]

Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (see S. 549), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1275), H2031 [14FE]

——— reaffirm as a fundamental right of all eligible U.S. citizens and recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of U.S. citizens (see H. Res. 295), H3128 [8AP]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (see S. 1068), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 196), H208 [3JA]

Committee on the Library (Joint): restore original inscription on statue in the Capitol rotunda commemorating women’s suffrage commonly known as the ‘‘Portrait Monument’’ (see H. Con. Res. 44), H4171 [24MY]

Congress: eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering (see S. 1972), S4505 [25JN] (see H. Res. 36), H463 [10JA]

——— encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— establish use of ranked choice voting in elections (see H.R. 4464), H7901 [24SE]

Constitutional amendments: extend the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older (see H.J. Res. 23), H358 [9JA]

——— provide for direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the U.S. and to protect and enhance voter rights (see H.J. Res. 9), H210 [3JA]

Democracy: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— ensure election security, improve voting access, reduce influence of money in politics, establish accountability and integrity measures for Congress, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants (see H.R. 1612), H2583 [7MR]

Dept. of Education: require institutions of higher education that receive Federal financial assistance to distribute voter registration forms to students enrolled at the institution (see S. 1514), S2924 [16MY] (see H.R. 2807), H3924 [16MY]

Dept. of HHS: explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems for Northern Mariana Islands and Native Americans (see H.R. 5510), H12289 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: add a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency representative to Election Assistance Commission Technical Guidelines Development Committee to strengthen voting system cybersecurity (see S. 1454), S2815 [14MY]

——— establish an election security grant program (see S. 1319), S2614 [2MY]

——— notify State and local officials, Congress, and affected voters of credible evidence of an unauthorized intrusion into an election system and if it could have altered voter information (see H.R. 3529), H5255 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (see S. 1321), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 3238), H4627 [12JN]

——— grant voters right to petition for investigation of voting complaints (see H.R. 1513), H2366 [5MR]

——— reform sentencing, prison conditions, law enforcement training, and reentry of prisoner efforts (see S. 697), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1893), H2827 [26MR]

Dept. of State: establish Global Electoral Exchange Program to promote international exchanges on best election practices and cultivate more secure democratic institutions (see S. 324), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 753), H1210 [24JA]

Disabled: promote access to voting for disabled individuals (see H.R. 1573), H2504 [6MR]

Disasters: provide for a national Federal write-in absentee ballot for eligible voters affected or displaced by natural disasters (see S. 1397), S2770 [9MY]

Discrimination: condemn State and local voter suppression laws (see H. Res. 710), H8958 [18NO]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 1799), H2745 [14MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 741), H9255 [4DE]

District of Columbia: recognize service of veterans, condemn denial of voting rights in Congress and full home rule for resident veterans and their families, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 685), H8739 [8NO]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors (see S. 625), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 126), H205 [3JA]

——— provide grants to support continuing education in election administration or cybersecurity for election officials and employees (see S. 1692), S3106 [23MY]

Elections: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (see S. 26), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 92), H204 [3JA]

——— allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections (see H.R. 138), H206 [3JA]

——— disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (see S. 2656), S5965 [22OC]

——— establish a minimum period for early voting in Federal elections (see H.R. 1546), H2367 [5MR]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday (see H.R. 294), H281 [8JA]

——— establish minimum requirements for early voting (see S. 957), S2088 [28MR]

——— permit an individual required to present identification to vote in a Federal election to meet requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual’s identification (see H.R. 650), H716 [17JA]

——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring an individual from voting (see S. 1834), S3475 [13JN] (see H.R. 3281), H4695 [13JN]

——— prohibit interference with voter registration (see H.R. 1451), H2313 [28FE]

——— prohibit interfering in elections with agents of foreign governments, ban foreign nationals from buying digital ads or issue ads, and make aliens convicted of such offenses inadmissible into the U.S. (see S. 1469), S2815 [14MY]

——— prohibit practice of voter roll purging known as voter caging and other questionable challenges to voting (see H.R. 1460), H2313 [28FE]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (see H.R. 118), H205 [3JA]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (see H.R. 3412), H5036 [21JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (see S. 1540), S2925 [16MY] (see S. 2053), S4677 [28JN] (see S. 2238), S5012 [23JY] (see H.R. 2660), H3726 [10MY] (see H.R. 2722), H3789 [14MY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H5074 [24JN]

——— reduce waiting times for voters in Federal elections (see S. 955), S2088 [28MR]

——— require information sharing relative to ownership of election service providers (see S. 823), S1898 [14MR]

——— require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 2652), H3679 [9MY]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election (see S. 624), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 93), H204 [3JA] (see H.R. 1438), H2312 [28FE]

——— require States to provide equivalent ballot access to all congressional candidates regardless of party nomination or affiliation and eliminate straight-ticket voting (see H.R. 1681), H2679 [12MR]

——— require States to take steps to ensure domestic ownership and control of election service providers (see S. 825), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 4777), H8298 [21OC]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, minimum cybersecurity standards, accessibility for disabled individuals, and post-election risk-limiting audits (see S. 1472), S2883 [15MY] (see H.R. 2754), H3841 [15MY]

——— save eligible voters from voter purging (see S. 958), S2088 [28MR]

Employment: provide employees with paid leave in order to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 882), H1333 [30JA]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (see S. 1569), S3004 [21MY]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members (see S. 2232), S5012 [23JY] (see S. 2639), S5896 [17OC] (see H.R. 1272), H2031 [14FE]

House of Representatives: establish use of ranked choice voting in elections, require States with more than one Representative to establish multi-Member congressional districts, and conduct independent redistricting (see H.R. 4000), H7464 [25JY]

Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (see S. 1328), S2645 [6MY]

——— designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible and deportable aliens (see H.R. 3442), H5075 [24JN]

——— restrict enforcement of immigration laws at polling places (see H.R. 4718), H8226 [17OC]

Information technology: require voting systems to produce a voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, require States to audit results of elections prior to certification, and provide grants to States to improve security (see H.R. 378), H357 [9JA]

——— require voting systems to produce voter-verified, auditable paper records of votes, provide funding to States to meet such requirements, and study use of open-source electronic voting software (see H.R. 1946), H2915 [28MR]

Members of Congress: require a nonbinding referendum at the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office in 2020 to advise Congress whether to approve a constitutional amendment on term limits (see H.R. 198), H208 [3JA]

National Voter Registration Day: designate (see H. Res. 571), H7865 [20SE]

——— observance (see S. Res. 353), S5749 [26SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

Native Americans: protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 739), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1694), H2679 [12MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office (see H.R. 1474), H2314 [28FE]

Political campaigns: clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (see H.R. 4736), H8257 [18OC]

Postal Service: modify change of address forms so they contain a reminder that any individual using such form should update their voter registration to reflect any change in address (see H.R. 2341), H3275 [18AP]

——— provide that absentee ballots may be mailed free of postage (see H.R. 1631), H2584 [7MR]

Privacy: ensure privacy relative to voter information (see S. 2398), S5248 [31JY]

Research: carry out research and other activities to promote security and modernization of voting systems (see H.R. 4990), H8737 [8NO]

Schools: designate public high schools as voter registration agencies, direct such schools to conduct voter registration drives for students, and reimburse such schools for costs of conducting such drives (see H.R. 1637), H2584 [7MR]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity (see H.R. 1176), H1581 [13FE]

States: clarify that a State may not use inactivity of voters as the basis for cancelling the registration of such voters in the State on grounds that they have changed residence (see S. 507), S1383 [14FE]

——— prohibit a State from removing registrants from list of eligible voters unless the State verifies that the registrants are ineligible to vote in Federal elections (see H.R. 3201), H4431 [11JN]

——— prohibit from registering an individual to vote in elections for Federal office unless the individual provides documentary proof that they are a U.S. citizen (see H.R. 1217), H1583 [13FE]

——— provide incentives to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at polls and simplify voter registration (see H.R. 1512), H2366 [5MR]

——— require notification of voters of polling place changes and make reasonable accommodations to voters who go to previously assigned voting locations (see H.R. 1504), H2366 [5MR]

——— require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application (see H.R. 734), H1171 [23JA]

——— require States to allow an individual to cure a mismatched signature on a mail-in or provisional ballot (see H.R. 2547), H3474 [7MY]

——— require States to automatically register eligible voters (see S. 550), S1437 [25FE]

——— require States to ensure individuals who provide identifying information to motor vehicle authorities are automatically registered to vote in Federal elections unless eligibility requirements are not met (see H.R. 645), H716 [17JA]

Taxation: require approval through referendum for increases to locally enacted and administered taxes or issuances of municipal bond in greater than a certain amount (see H.R. 4409), H7834 [19SE]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents of U.S. territories and commonwealths (see H.J. Res. 24), H358 [9JA]

——— establish a commission to develop proposals on voting representation for U.S. citizens who reside in a territory, commonwealth, or Federal District of the U.S. (see S. 960), S2088 [28MR]

Turkey: ensure integrity of repeat mayoral election in Instanbul (see H. Res. 449), H4918 [19JN]

Ukraine: recognize sovereignty and territorial integrity, express support for upcoming elections, and oppose any Russian interference in such elections (see H. Res. 249), H2761 [21MR]

Women: authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see S. 1705), S3215 [4JN] (see H.R. 473), H462 [10JA]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution providing women with the right to vote (see H.R. 1923), H2884 [27MR]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see S. 1235), S2515 [30AP] (see S. 2427), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 2423), H3339 [30AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 72), H8826 [13NO]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (see S. Res. 212), S2925 [16MY] (see H. Res. 354), H3447 [3MY]

Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: designate (see S. Res. 430), S6669 [19NO] (see H. Res. 700), H8878 [14NO]

Essays

State of the Union: Joseph Brody, S739 [29JA]

——— Thomas Buckley, S767 [30JA]

Excerpts

Federalist Papers (No. 59): James Madison, H2535 [7MR]

Letters

For the People Act: Carol Tobias, David N. O’Steen, and Jennifer Popik, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H2570 [7MR]

——— Fred Wertheimer and Donald J. Simon, Democracy 21 (organization), H2522–H2524 [7MR]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2406 [6MR]

——— Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, H2532 [7MR]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H2524 [7MR]

——— Paul Ziriax, Oklahoma State Election Board, H2382 [6MR]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H2536 [7MR]

——— several religious institutions, H2539 [7MR]

——— Thomas McClusky, March for Life Action (organization), H2570 [7MR]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H2536 [7MR]

Protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats: several State attorneys general, S5079 [25JY]

Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act: Curt Decker, National Disability Rights Network, H5098 [25JN]

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Andrea Senteno, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), H9328, H9338 [6DE]

——— Anti-Defamation League, H9317 [6DE]

——— Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc—Jewish Action (organization), H9318 [6DE]

——— Jody Rabhan, National Council of Jewish Women, H9330 [6DE]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H9315 [6DE]

——— Kristen Clarke, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H9327 [6DE]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H9327, H9338 [6DE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H9316 [6DE]

——— Marcela Howell, In Our Own Voice—National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda (organization), H9316 [6DE]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H9329 [6DE]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9330 [6DE]

——— Robert Weissman, Public Citizen (organization), H9330 [6DE]

——— Ronald Newman and Sonia Gill, ACLU, H9316 [6DE]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H9329 [6DE]

——— Thomas A. Saenz and Juan Cartagena, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), H9315 [6DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9318 [6DE]

Lists

Organizations opposing H.R. 1, For the People Act, H2570 [7MR]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to the Threat of Foreign Interference in the U.S. Elections: President Trump, S5391 [10SE], H7583 [10SE]

Motions

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9331 [6DE]

Elections: protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5243 [27JN]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8536 [28OC]

Remarks in House

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, E273 [8MR]

Civil liberties: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote, H2407 [6MR]

——— require Federal and State governments to send voting registration materials to eligible individuals released from prison along with notification of restoration of voting rights, H2529, H2530 [7MR]

——— secure Federal voting rights of certain currently and previously incarcerated persons, H2402 [6MR]

——— secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration (H.R. 196), E4 [3JA]

Contracts: restore provision that bars Government contractors from disclosing campaign contributions as part of the bidding process, H2484, H2485 [6MR]

Corporations: prevent corporate expenditures for campaign purposes unless the corporation has established a process for determining the political will of its shareholders, H2482, H2483 [6MR]

Correctional institutions: end practice of prison gerrymandering whereby incarcerated persons are counted in census population counts as residents of correctional facilities and not their most recent residence prior to imprisonment, H2537, H2538 [7MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), H6 [3JA], H225 [4JA], H232 [8JA], H348 [9JA], H1298, H1320 [30JA], H1469 [8FE], H2116, H2226–H2229 [26FE], H2276, H2300 [28FE], H2326, H2327, H2342 [5MR], H2377, H2378, H2379, H2390–H2498 [6MR], H2507, H2509, H2510, H2511, H2513, H2514, H2515–H2547, H2555–H2571 [7MR], H2589, H2590, H2591–H2602, H2603, H2606, H2608 [8MR], H2630 [11MR], H2722, H2733, H2736, H2739 [14MR], H3089, H3090 [4AP], H3194–H3198, H3200 [9AP], H3997 [20MY], H4124, H4158 [23MY], H4280 [4JN], H5085, H5092 [25JN], H5219, H5221 [27JN], H7166 [23JY], H7570, H7592 [10SE], H7784 [19SE], H8399, H8415 [23OC], H8837 [14NO], H9331 [6DE], E265 [7MR], E272, E274, E275 [8MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9156, H9157 [21NO]

Dept. of Defense: call for collaboration with U.S. intelligence to address Russian interference in U.S. elections, H3799 [15MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require Federal agencies to report any election interference and notify State and local officials, H5216 [27JN]

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H2407 [6MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H2608 [8MR], H4124 [23MY], H9247 [4DE], H9282 [5DE], H9308–H9334, H9338, H9339, H9340 [6DE], E225 [27FE], E273 [8MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H9331, H9332 [6DE]

Election Assistance Commission: carry out pilot program to fund local educational agency initiatives to provide voter registration information to high school seniors, H2526 [7MR]

——— establish Election Security Grants Advisory Committee to review grant requests to ensure funds for election security infrastructure, H2486, H2487 [6MR]

——— make grants to States to increase involvement of minors in elections, H2541, H2542 [7MR]

——— study the best ways to design paper and digital ballots used in elections for public office to minimize confusion and user errors, H2497 [6MR]

Elections: clarify that election assistance improvement grants may be used to implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots, H2539, H2540 [7MR]

——— ensure States locate polls near public transportation and in communities that will give rural residents the best opportunity to vote during the early voting period, H2480, H2481 [6MR]

——— ensure States that have taken appropriate measures to increase voter turnout are not subject to additional Federal automatic voter registration mandates, H2531, H2532 [7MR]

——— establish election day as a legal public holiday, H232 [8JA], H2386 [6MR]

——— expand time limit from 60 to 90 days to prohibit knowingly deceptive practices in Federal elections, H8435 [23OC]

——— extend guarantee of residency for purposes of voting to family members of absent military personnel, H2565, H2566 [7MR]

——— guarantee access to early voting every day of the week, including Sunday, H2542–H2544 [7MR]

——— include early voting locations to the minimum notification requirement for voters affected by voting place changes, H2544, H2545 [7MR]

——— lower the mandatory minimum voting age to age 16 in Federal elections, H2520, H2521 [7MR]

——— modify pre-election registration deadlines to ensure deadline does not fall on a Federal holiday, H2488 [6MR]

——— prohibit access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

——— prohibit Federal Election Campaign Act violators and their immediate family members from serving on redistricting commissions, H2564 [7MR]

——— prohibit individuals registered under the Foreign Agents Act from serving on redistricting commissions, H2564, H2565 [7MR]

——— promote early voting in Federal elections and prevent unreasonable waiting times for voters at polling places used in such elections (H.R. 118), E3 [3JA]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats (H.R. 3412), H5094 [25JN], H5215, H5221 [27JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), H5022 [21JN], H5089 [25JN], H5207–H5223 [27JN], H9331 [6DE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), consideration (H. Res. 460), H5091–H5100 [25JN]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), motion to recommit, H5243, H5244 [27JN]

——— require a portion of early voting hours to occur outside of normal businss hours, H2545 [7MR]

——— require all paper ballots used in an election for Federal office be printed in the U.S. on paper manufactured in the U.S., H2566, H2567 [7MR]

——— require paper ballots used in an election for Federal office be printed on recycled paper, H2496 [6MR]

——— require report on State voter information hotline statistics to include a description of any actions taken in response to reports of voter intimidation and suppression, H2546 [7MR]

——— require States submit a report to Congress after the end of a Federal election cycle on the number of invalidated ballots and the attempts to contact voters to provide notice, H2483, H2484 [6MR]

——— require States to ensure that any voting machine used for the purposes of a Federal election is manufactured in the U.S., H2538, H2539 [7MR]

——— require States to permit individuals to register to vote in an election for Federal office on the date of the election, H2403 [6MR]

——— require that poll worker manuals contain cultural competency training information, E275 [8MR]

——— secure collection of absentee ballots, H8416 [23OC]

FEC: analyze use of illicit foreign money to conduct disinformation and propaganda campaigns in order to depress voter turnout in rural communities and provide recommendations to counteract such activity in future elections, H8432, H8433 [23OC]

——— conduct study to assess whether small donor financing system is appropriately scaled for both House of Representatives and Senate elections, H2487, H2488 [6MR]

——— reduce number of members, revise method of selection and terms of service of members, and distribute the powers between the Chair and the remaining members, H2400 [6MR]

——— require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on depressing voter turnout among African American and other minority communities along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436 [23OC]

——— require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

——— require audit after each Federal election cycle to determine the incidence of illicit foreign money in the election, H2479, H2480 [6MR]

GAO: require a report on the challenges and progress made in making elections accessible to individuals with disabilities, H2530, H2531 [7MR]

Havertown, PA: Haverford High School recipient of Governor’s Civic Engagement Award, H4124 [23MY]

Immigration: recognize that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes voting power of U.S. citizens, H2600, H2601, H2604 [8MR]

Indian Business Association: tribute, E841 [26JN]

Nevada: anniversary of ratification of 15th amendment, E346 [25MR]

NIST: clarify role in protecting administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, H2382 [6MR], E265 [7MR]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: submit pre-election threat assessment prior to each regularly scheduled general election for Federal office, H2567, H2568 [7MR]

——— submit report on efforts by China to influence Taiwan elections and actions U.S. can take to counter such influence, H5859 [16JY]

——— clarify treatment of activities by foreign agents and disclaimer rules for online advertisements, reduce illicit foreign money in elections, secure ballots, and prohibit non-citizens from voting (H.R. 4736), H8399, H8411, H8416, H8434 [23OC]

——— require that records for qualified online political advertisements include disclosure requirements to identify involved foreign entities, H8437, H8438 [23OC]

Political parties: permit party committees to contribute small dollar donations to support candidates, H2560, H2561 [7MR]

Postal Service: modify paper change of address forms to include a reminder to update the individual’s voter registration, H2498 [6MR]

Puerto Rico: enable admission as a State, H4019 [21MY]

Richmond, VA: measures to reduce barriers to voter participation, E1398 [5NO]

Russia: efforts to influence U.S. elections, H7700 [12SE]

——— prohibit U.S. persons from purchase of Russian sovereign debt and define foreign interference in U.S. elections, H5629 [11JY]

SEC: allow use of funds to ensure that shareholders of corporations have knowledge of corporation political activity, H2533, H2534 [7MR]

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, H2380 [6MR], E273 [8MR]

States: equalize polling hours across the State, H2559, H2560 [7MR]

——— expand early voting hours, H2561, H2562 [7MR]

——— permit individuals to deliver a mail ballot to polling place on election day, H2527 [7MR]

——— provide incentives to invest in practices and technology designed to enhance voter security, expedite voting at polls, and simplify voter registration, H2494 [6MR]

——— require driver’s license applicants to indicate whether they reside in another State or resided in another State prior to applying and if they intend for the State to serve as primary residence for voter registration purposes, H2489 [6MR]

——— require States to accept applications to register to vote in elections for Federal office from individuals under 18 years of age at the time of application, H2526 [7MR], H2591–H2593 [8MR]

Technology: promote increased voter participation through innovation in voting, including in voting technology, voter registration technology, and election security, H2536 [7MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of Presidential campaign, H8670 [30OC]

Voting Rights Act: prohibit fines or settlement agreement proceeds for violations from being used to make a payment to any congressional campaign, H9331, H9332 [6DE]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, H3998, H3999 [20MY], H4111 [22MY], H4149, H4150 [23MY], H5173 [26JN], E634 [20MY], E678 [28MY], E683 [30MY], E769 [13JN], E1028 [2AU]

——— authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (H.R. 473), E659 [23MY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), H8507–H8509 [28OC], E1358 [29OC]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), H8811 [13NO]

——— observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (H. Res. 354), H4014, H4015, H4016, H4019, H4020, H4021, H4022, H4023, H4024, H4052, H4053, H4054, H4060 [21MY], H8508 [28OC], E639, E643, E648, E649 [21MY]

Women’s Equality Day: observance, E1028 [2AU]

Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: anniversary, E1572 [10DE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: require information and opportunities for registration for voting and absentee ballot requests for members undergoing deployment overseas (S. 1566), S3463 [13JN]

Civil liberties: secure Federal voting rights of nonviolent persons when released from incarceration, S1297 [13FE]

Congress: eliminate partisan redistricting and gerrymandering, S2100 [28MR]

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, strengthen Government ethics laws, reform political campaign finance system, and support statehood for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1), S730 [29JA], S756 [30JA], S776 [31JA], S1104 [7FE], S1175 [12FE], S1286 [13FE], S1447 [26FE], S1611 [4MR], S1635–S1637 [5MR], S1712–S1715 [6MR], S1718–S1720 [7MR], S1853 [13MR], S1855 [14MR], S2259 [4AP], S3028 [22MY], S3146 [3JN], S3173 [4JN]

——— uphold the Constitution by protecting the integrity of the right to vote, political campaigns, and the electoral process, S107–S109 [9JA]

Dept. of Justice: allow pursuit of Federal charges against individuals who hack voting systems used in Federal elections (S. 1321), S3339 [12JN], S4915 [17JY], S5460 [12SE]

——— assessment of mission to provide fair and impartial administration of justice for all citizens, S1305–S1307 [13FE]

Discrimination: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S108 [9JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 561), S3190 [4JN]

Elections: allow all eligible voters to vote by mail and establish national procedures for automatic voter registration for Federal elections (S. 26), S108 [9JA]

——— disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (S. 2656), S5939 [22OC]

——— expose and deter unlawful and subversive foreign interference in Federal elections, S5935 [22OC]

——— prohibit individuals from knowingly deceiving others about the time, place, eligibility, or procedures of participating in a Federal election for the purpose of deterring from voting (S. 1834), unanimous-consent request, S6080 [23OC]

——— protect administration of Federal elections against cybersecurity threats, S2503 [30AP], S2600 [2MY], S2659 [7MY], S2777 [13MY], S3356 [12JN], S4709 [9JY], S4743, S4745 [10JY], S4779 [11JY], S4815 [15JY], S5127–S5129 [29JY], S5152–S5154 [30JY], S5209, S5218–S5220 [31JY], S5281–S5284 [1AU], S5460 [12SE], S5551 [18SE], S5638 [24SE], S5679 [25SE], S5936, S5958 [22OC], S6580 [14NO], S6683 [20NO]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections, S5587 [19SE]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), S5074, S5078 [25JY], S5122 [29JY], S5218 [31JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (H.R. 2722), unanimous-consent request, S5080 [25JY]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), S4481 [25JN], S5213 [31JY], S5284 [1AU], S5346–S5349 [9SE], S5936, S5937–S5940 [22OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 1540), unanimous-consent request, S4479–S4481 [25JN], S5938, S5939 [22OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2053), S5936 [22OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), S5282 [1AU], S6062, S6063 [23OC]

——— protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for infrastructure used to carry out such elections (S. 2238), unanimous-consent request, S6062 [23OC]

——— require information sharing relative to ownership of election service providers (S. 823), S2601 [2MY]

FEC: allow expenditures by national party committees to provide cybersecurity assistance to State parties, individuals running for office, and their campaigns (S. 1569), S3008 [21MY], S4815 [15JY]

Immigration: designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens (S. 1328), S3169 [3JN], S3231 [5JN], S3339 [12JN], S5284 [1AU], S5460 [12SE], S5587 [19SE], S5959 [22OC], S6783 [2DE], S6985 [11DE]

National Voter Registration Day: observance (S. Res. 353), S5760 [26SE]

North Carolina: call for new 9th Congressional District election relative to alleged election fraud, S1447 [26FE]

Political campaigns: impact and influence of money and corporations in elections, S107 [9JA], S726 [29JA], S5685 [25SE]

——— impact of Supreme Court decision on Citizens United v. FEC relative to the influence of money and corporations in elections, S3028 [22MY]

Russia: efforts to influence U.S. elections, S1926 [25MR], S4673 [28JN], S5953–S5959 [22OC], S6141 [24OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, S2777 [13MY], S4926 [18JY], S5212 [31JY], S6590 [14NO]

States: impact of voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, S1297 [13FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S4478 [25JN]

——— decisions to overturn precedents established by prior cases, S2897 [16MY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to voting rights, S4800 [11JY]

Venezuela: condemn recent election results and express concern about political, economic, and humanitarian crisis, S206 [15JA]

Women: anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage, S3181–S3185 [4JN], S3247 [5JN], S3314 [11JN], S3459 [13JN]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), S6358 [31OC], S6913 [10DE]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (H.R. 2423), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 72), S6586 [14NO]

——— mint coins in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (S. 1235), S2597 [2MY], S3192, S3197 [4JN]

——— observe anniversary of ratification 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment (S. Res. 212), unanimous-consent agreement, S3154 [3JN]

Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission: establish, S3194 [4JN]

Wyoming: anniversary of women’s suffrage, S1321 [13FE]

Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: designate (S. Res. 430), S6899 [9DE], S6912 [10DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1, For the People Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 172) (H. Rept. 116–16), H2365 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 116–322), H9255 [4DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act and H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 116–126), H5074 [24JN]

Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1328), S3057 [22MY]

Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1321), S3057 [22MY]

Every Word We Utter Monument Authorization To Establish a Commemorative Work in the District of Columbia and Its Environs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 473) (H. Rept. 116–229), H8110 [11OC]

For the People Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 116–15), H2321 [4MR]

Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 2722) (H. Rept. 116–129), H5199 [26JN]

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 116–317), H9186 [29NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day: Wyoming Legislature, S1322 [13FE]

Statements

For the People Act: Heritage Action for America (organization), H2571 [7MR]

19th Amendment to the Constitutions on Women’s Suffrage (1918) (excerpt): Jeannette Rankin, S3460 [13JN]

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Executive Office of the President, H9321 [6DE]

——— Several Faith Leaders, H9326 [6DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8536 [28OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 72, correction in enrollment of H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8811 [13NO]

H. Res. 172, consideration of H.R. 1, For the People Act, H2379 [6MR]

H. Res. 354, observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment, H4024 [21MY]

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act and H.R. 3351, financial services and general Government appropriations, H5091 [25JN]

H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, H9265 [5DE]

H.R. 1, For the People Act, H2409–H2478 [6MR]

H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, H9308–H9312 [6DE]

H.R. 753, Global Electoral Exchange Act, H3975 [20MY]

H.R. 2423, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8507 [28OC]

H.R. 2722, Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act, H5207–H5214 [27JN]

S. 1235, Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, S3197 [4JN]

S. 1321, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act, S4915 [17JY]

S. 1328, Defending Elections Against Trolls From Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act, S3169 [3JN]

S. 1328, designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in U.S. elections as inadmissible aliens, S2648 [6MY]

S. Res. 212, observe anniversary of passage and ratification of 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage and strengthen democratic participation and precedent established by such amendment, S2928 [16MY]

S. Res. 309, develop academic curriculum on voting importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration, S5476 [12SE]

S. Res. 309, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S5476 [12SE]

S. Res. 309, National Voting Rights Month, S5476 [12SE]

S. Res. 353, National Voter Registration Day, S5756 [26SE]

S. Res. 430, Wyoming Women’s Suffrage Day, S6674 [19NO]