Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

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Bill Number

HR 1694

Introduced

Mar 12, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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Topics

Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Civil actions and liability Due process and equal protection Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Federal-Indian relations Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Legal fees and court costs Native Americans Postal service Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Voting rights

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Summary

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:

expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
increasing polling site accessibility,
providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place,
validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility.

The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.

Actions

May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 12, 2019

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 12, 2019

Introduced in House

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