VOTING RIGHTS ACT

Articles and editorials

Asian American Voter Rates in Georgia Hit Record High. How Voting Bill Threatens Progress, S270 [18JA]

Black Woman in Rural Texas Struggles With Process To Vote, Advocates Say System Is Unfair, S269 [18JA]

Crystal Mason Was Sentenced to Five Years Behind Bars Because She Voted, S271 [18JA]

Former President Barack Obama—We Need To Follow John Lewis’ Example and Fight for Our Democracy, S196 [13JA]

How America Lost Its Commitment to the Right To Vote, S268 [18JA]

It’s Time To Stop Gerrymandering Latinos Out of Political Power, S270 [18JA]

Report—Republican-Led State Legislatures Pass Dozens of Restrictive Voting Laws in 2021, H68 [12JA]

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait in Line for Hours? Too Few Polling Places, S269 [18JA]

Bills and resolutions

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see S. Res. 791), S4970 [22SE] (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

Voting: encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 791), S4970 [22SE] (see H. Res. 1394), H8113 [22SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see H.R. 7905), H5220 [27MY]

Letters

Voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform: Christina Harvey, Stand Up America, Inc., E39 [14JA]

——— Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Inc., H174 [13JA]

——— Dan Chu, Sierra Club, E38 [14JA]

——— Dan Mauer, Communications Workers of America (organization), H172 [13JA]

——— Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight, Inc., E39 [14JA]

——— Everett B. Kelley, American Federation of Government Employees, H171 [13JA]

——— Fair Fight Action, Inc., H173 [13JA]

——— Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21 (organization), E39 [14JA]

——— Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy (organization), H173 [13JA]

——— Karen Hobert Flynn, Common Cause (organization), H173 [13JA]

——— Larry Ottinger, Our Maryland (organization), H174 [13JA]

——— Marc H. Moria, National Urban League, H172 [13JA]

——— Marge Baker, People for the American Way (organization), H174 [13JA]

——— Michelle Chan, Friends of the Earth United States (organization), E37 [14JA]

——— People’s Action (organization), E39 [14JA]

——— Rachel Green, Women of Color Coalition, E38 [14JA]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H172 [13JA]

——— Sung Yeon Choimorrow, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (organization), E37 [14JA]

——— Taifa Smith Butler, De̅mos—A Network for Ideas and Action, Ltd., E39 [14JA]

——— Virginia Kase Solomón, League of Women Voters, E37 [14JA]

——— Wade Henderson and Jesselyn McCurdy, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Inc., H173 [13JA]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 868, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5746, voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform, H74 [12JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 868, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5746, voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform, H73 [12JA]

Votes recorded by proxy on Senate amendment to H.R. 5746, voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform, H175 [13JA]

Remarks in House

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, H64–H74 [12JA], H81, H156–H175, H181, H182, H183, H184–H187 [13JA], H223, H225 [19JA], H274–H277 [20JA]

——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (S. 2747), H14 [11JA]

——— 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), H18 [11JA], H224, H249 [19JA], H3821 [17MR], E1302 [15DE]

Elections: historical assessment of efforts to disenfranchise voters, H184–H187 [13JA], H5916 [24JN], H5980 [13JY]

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and role it played in ensuring passage of Voting Rights Act, H1318 [7MR]

Supreme Court: shadow docket ruling reinstating certain Louisiana voting districts, H5980 [13JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H64–H74 [12JA], H81, H156–H175, H181, H182, H183, H184–H187 [13JA], H223, H225 [19JA], H274–H277 [20JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H14 [11JA], H224, H249 [19JA], H271 [20JA], H1299 [3MR]

Remarks in Senate

Democracy: improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process, S185 [12JA], S195–S197, S201, S205–S208, S211–S213, S217 [13JA], S230–S272 [18JA], S277–S347 [19JA], S357, S380 [20JA], S470 [2FE]

——— improve access to voting and protect election integrity, reform political campaign finance system, and prevent partisan manipulation of redistricting process (S. 2747), S29, S41, S42, S47 [5JA], S56, S63, S65, S69, S71, S74–S76, S78 [6JA], S83–S100 [7JA], S110–S113, S120 [10JA], S129 [11JA], S180 [12JA], S9601 [20DE]

——— 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), S124, S152 [11JA], S173 [12JA]

Supreme Court: stay in Merrill v. Milligan and Merrill v. Caster relative to district court injunction on Alabama congressional district plan, S551 [8FE]

Voting: impact of proposed State voting reform laws on voter rights, S35–S37 [5JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S185 [12JA], S195–S197, S201, S205–S208, S211–S213, S217 [13JA], S230–S272 [18JA], S277–S347 [19JA], S357, S380 [20JA], S470 [2FE], S9719, S9720 [21DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), S120 [10JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 4), S29, S41, S47 [5JA], S56, S63, S69, S74–S76 [6JA], S87–S100 [7JA], S103, S105–S107, S110–S113 [10JA], S129 [11JA]

Reports

Elections Clause—States’ Primary Constitutional Authority Over Elections: Representative Rodney Davis, Committee on House Administration (House), H158 [13JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 5746, Voting Access, Election Integrity, Campaign Finance, and Redistricting Improvements and Voting Rights Act Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 868) (H. Rept. 117–226), H77 [12JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 868, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 5746, voting access, election integrity, campaign finance, and redistricting improvements and Voting Rights Act reform, H64 [12JA]

S. Res. 791, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S4972 [22SE]

S. Res. 791, National Voting Rights Month, S4972 [22SE]