Congress 116 - HRES 1114 - Expressing support for the designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".

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Appropriations Civics education Commemorative events and holidays Congressional tributes Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Elementary and secondary education Emergency planning and evacuation Executive agency funding and structure Georgia Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government Operations and Politics Higher education House of Representatives Indian lands and resources rights Marketing and advertising Members of Congress Postal service Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Teaching, teachers, curricula U.S. history U.S. Postal Service Voting rights Women's rights

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Summary

This resolution

expresses support for the designation of National Voting Rights Month,
encourages people to uphold the right to vote,
commemorates the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution,
encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation,
recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting,
encourages the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special John Lewis stamp during the month of September, and
invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.

Actions

Sep 24, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Sep 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland Security, 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.
Sep 15, 2020

Introduced in House

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