Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".
Latest action · Feb 15, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 15, 2013
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and to be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 15, 2013 to Jul 18, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 15, 2013 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 25, 2013 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 25, 2013 |
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- Feb 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 15, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
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- Feb 15, 2013Introduced in House
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