S 4 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024

Introduced Feb 29, 2024 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard J. Durbin D-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 29, 2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 29, 2024
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 49

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 29, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalFeb 29, 2024
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalFeb 29, 2024
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-RIJack ReedOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-PAJohn FettermanOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-GAJon OssoffOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MTJon TesterOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalFeb 29, 2024
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-CALaphonza R. ButlerOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NHMargaret Wood HassanOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-AZMark KellyOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-GARaphael G. WarnockOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-ORRon WydenOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-VATim KaineOriginalFeb 29, 2024
D-MNTina SmithOriginalFeb 29, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 29, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 29, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 29, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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
SenateDebate and remarks S1098Richard J. Durbin D-ILMar 5, 2024
SenateDebate and remarks S1079Text printed S1079–S1086Charles E. Schumer D-NY (text)Feb 29, 2024

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 4

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 118-551S. 4444, S. 4633, S. 4643, S. 4705, S. 4998190 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeSep 25, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-418S. 2908, S. 3263, S. 4000, AND S. 444252 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeJun 12, 2024
Serial No. 118-83OVERSIGHT OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE102 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJun 4, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-809THE FAMILY FIRST PREVENTION SERVICES ACT: SUCCESSES, ROADBLOCKS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT345 pagesFinance CommitteeMay 22, 2024

CRS reports 5

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 14John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023Related billSep 19, 2023
S 3912Election Worker and Polling Place Protection ActRelated billMar 12, 2024
HR 9968Election Worker and Polling Place Protection ActRelated billOct 11, 2024

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024
Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act

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Text 1

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  1. Feb 29, 2024Introduced in Senate

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