HR 8770 United States House · 117th Congress

Expanding the VOTE Act

Summary

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Sep 2022

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Introduced Sep 2, 2022 Last action Dec 21, 2022

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Dec 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee on House Administration discharged.

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Dec 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-654, Part I.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 11.

lower

Sep 21, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Sep 2, 2022

Committee

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

lower

Sep 2, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 154 co-sponsors