Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 30, 2021
- 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,
- 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 R. Lewis stamp during the month of September, and
- invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 30, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Oct 1, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2021Referred 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, Homeland Security, and Armed Services, 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 401 | A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 30, 2021 |
| SRES 791 | A resolution designating September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 22, 2022 |
| HRES 1394 | Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Civics education
- Commemorative events and holidays
- Congressional tributes
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Elementary and secondary education
- Georgia
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- House of Representatives
- 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
- Voting rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
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