A resolution designating September 2024 as "National Voting Rights Month".
This resolution designates September 2024 as "National Voting Rights Month" to highlight historical and ongoing voting rights issues in the U.S. It encourages all Americans to support voting access and urges Congress to pass specific voting rights legislation, including the Freedom to Vote Act and the Democracy Restoration Act. The resolution also recommends that schools teach about voting history, voter suppression, and current voting restrictions. As a symbolic measure, it does not create new laws but aims to raise awareness about voting rights challenges.
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Sep 2024
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Introduced Sep 17, 2024
Last action Sep 17, 2024
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Sep 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6100-6101)
upper
Sep 17, 2024
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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
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Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Debbie Stabenow
DDemocratic
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