A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Latest action · Sep 30, 2021 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6848-6849)
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 30, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This resolution
- designates September 2021 as 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 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 30, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 30, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Sep 30, 2021Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6848-6849)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S6848 | — | Sep 30, 2021 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 700 | Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
| 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 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".
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 Senate
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