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]

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.

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Title

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

Sponsors

Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-05-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-03-12HouseReferred 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.
2019-03-12HouseReferred 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.
2019-03-12HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB739 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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