US HCR9 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 77-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day". Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to: (1) remind all Americans of the critical role that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to play in protecting the right to vote, and (2) be an occasion for them to voice their support for this landmark civil rights law.

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Title

Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day".

Sponsors

Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

History

DateChamberAction
2017-01-13HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2017-01-13HouseIntroduced in House

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