US HB1694 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 110-1)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following: expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies, increasing polling site accessibility, providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general, requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.
Title
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-05-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. |
2019-03-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-03-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
2019-03-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB739 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Civil actions and liability
Due process and equal protection
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Legal fees and court costs
Native Americans
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Civil actions and liability
Due process and equal protection
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Legal fees and court costs
Native Americans
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1694/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1694/BILLS-116hr1694ih.pdf |