Right to Vote Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2026 Referred to the House 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.
- IntroducedJun 24, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2026 to Jul 2, 2026; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-TX | Greg Casar | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Original | Jun 24, 2026 |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Jul 2, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Jul 2, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Introduced in House
- Jun 24, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 106, June 24, 2026, page H4246.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2615 | Right to Vote Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Aug 4, 2021 |
| S 3916 | Right to Vote Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Mar 12, 2024 |
| S 4884 | Right to Vote Act | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2026 |
| HR 8825 | Right to Vote Act | Cross-Congress related bill | Jul 10, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Right to Vote Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.