SRES 791 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

A resolution designating September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month".

Introduced Sep 22, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Ron Wyden D-OR

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Latest action · Sep 22, 2022 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4972-4973)

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 22, 2022
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This resolution

  • designates September 2022 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 Representative John R. Lewis stamp during the month of September, and
  • invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 22, 2022.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-RIJack ReedOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalSep 22, 2022
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-VATim KaineOriginalSep 22, 2022
D-MNTina SmithOriginalSep 22, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 22, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 22, 2022Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4972-4973)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateText printed S4972—Sep 22, 2022

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SRES 401A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".Related billSep 30, 2021
HRES 700Expressing support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".Related billNov 1, 2022
HRES 1394Expressing support for the designation of September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month".Related billNov 1, 2022

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A resolution designating September 2022 as "National Voting Rights Month".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 22, 2022Introduced in Senate

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