A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Latest action · Sep 15, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4737-4738)
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 15, 2026
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 15, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Sep 15, 2026 |
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 15, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 15, 2026Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4737-4738)
- Sep 15, 2026Submitted in Senate
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 S4737 | — | Sep 15, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 390 | A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 16, 2025 |
| HRES 1542 | Designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month". | Related bill | Sep 15, 2026 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution designating September 2026 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.
- Sep 15, 2026Introduced in Senate
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