H.R. 2867 - Voting Rights Advancement Act
- Sponsor:
- Terri A. Sewell
- Summary:
- 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
Voting Rights Advancement Act
H.R. 2867 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)
- Summary
- 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- 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.
- Other Titles
- Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
- Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
- Sponsor
- Terri A. Sewell
- Co-Sponsors
- Alma S. Adams
- Pete Aguilar
- Karen Bass
- Joyce Beatty
- Xavier Becerra
- Ami Bera
- Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Earl Blumenauer
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Brendan F. Boyle
- Robert A. Brady
- Corrine Brown
- Julia Brownley
- Cheri Bustos
- G. K. Butterfield
- Lois Capps
- Michael E. Capuano
- Tony Cárdenas
- John C. Carney Jr.
- André Carson
- Matt Cartwright
- Kathy Castor
- Joaquin Castro
- Judy Chu
- David N. Cicilline
- Katherine M. Clark
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Wm. Lacy Clay
- Emanuel Cleaver
- James E. Clyburn
- Steve Cohen
- Gerald E. Connolly
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Jim Costa
- Joe Courtney
- Joseph Crowley
- Elijah E. Cummings
- Danny K. Davis
- Susan A. Davis
- Peter A. DeFazio
- Diana DeGette
- John K. Delaney
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Mark DeSaulnier
- Theodore E. Deutch
- Debbie Dingell
- Lloyd Doggett
- Michael F. Doyle
- Tammy Duckworth
- Donna F. Edwards
- Keith Ellison
- Eliot L. Engel
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Elizabeth H. Esty
- Sam Farr
- Chaka Fattah
- Bill Foster
- Lois Frankel
- Marcia L. Fudge
- Ruben Gallego
- John Garamendi
- Gwen Graham
- Alan Grayson
- Al Green
- Gene Green
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Luis V. Gutiérrez
- Janice Hahn
- Alcee L. Hastings
- Denny Heck
- Brian Higgins
- James A. Himes
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Michael M. Honda
- Steny H. Hoyer
- Jared Huffman
- Steve Israel
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Hakeem S. Jeffries
- Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
- Marcy Kaptur
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Joseph P. Kennedy III
- Daniel T. Kildee
- Derek Kilmer
- Ron Kind
- Ann Kirkpatrick
- Ann M. Kuster
- James R. Langevin
- Rick Larsen
- John B. Larson
- Brenda L. Lawrence
- Barbara Lee
- Sander M. Levin
- John Lewis
- Ted Lieu
- David Loebsack
- Zoe Lofgren
- Alan S. Lowenthal
- Nita M. Lowey
- Michelle Lujan Grisham
- Ben Ray Luján
- Stephen F. Lynch
- Carolyn B. Maloney
- Sean Patrick Maloney
- Doris O. Matsui
- Betty McCollum
- Jim McDermott
- James P. McGovern
- Jerry McNerney
- Gregory W. Meeks
- Grace Meng
- Gwen Moore
- Seth Moulton
- Patrick Murphy
- Jerrold Nadler
- Grace F. Napolitano
- Richard E. Neal
- Richard M. Nolan
- Donald Norcross
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Beto O’Rourke
- Frank Pallone, Jr.
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- Donald M. Payne, Jr.
- Nancy Pelosi
- Ed Perlmutter
- Chellie Pingree
- Stacey E. Plaskett
- Mark Pocan
- Jared Polis
- David E. Price
- Mike Quigley
- Charles B. Rangel
- Kathleen M. Rice
- Cedric L. Richmond
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
- Bobby L. Rush
- Tim Ryan
- Linda T. Sánchez
- Loretta Sanchez
- John P. Sarbanes
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Adam B. Schiff
- Kurt Schrader
- David Scott
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- José E. Serrano
- Brad Sherman
- Albio Sires
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Adam Smith
- Jackie Speier
- Eric Swalwell
- Mark Takai
- Mark Takano
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Mike Thompson
- Dina Titus
- Paul Tonko
- Norma J. Torres
- Niki Tsongas
- Chris Van Hollen
- Juan Vargas
- Marc A. Veasey
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Peter J. Visclosky
- Timothy J. Walz
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Maxine Waters
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Peter Welch
- Frederica S. Wilson
- John A. Yarmuth
- Subjects
- Government operations and politics
- Civil actions and liability
- Federal-Indian relations
- Jurisdiction and venue
- Racial and ethnic relations
- State and local government operations
- Voting rights
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- Major Actions
Introduced 6/24/2015 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/24/2015 6/24/2015 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 6/24/2015 Introduced in House 7/09/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 6/15/2016 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Aguilar. Petition No: 114-4. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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