Expressing support for the designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".
Latest action · Sep 24, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 15, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 15, 2020 to Nov 16, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Sep 15, 2020 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Nov 16, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Nov 16, 2020 |
Committees 10
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Ethics Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred Sep 15, 2020 |
| Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee | Referred Sep 24, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
- Sep 15, 2020Introduced in House
- Sep 15, 2020Referred 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.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 309 | A resolution designating September 2019 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 12, 2019 |
| HRES 556 | Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 25, 2019 |
| SRES 695 | A resolution designating September 2020 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 15, 2020 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing support for the designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2020Introduced in House
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