US HR806 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-17 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box.
Title
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should enact the Voters with Disabilities Bill of Rights to fulfill the promises of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 and other civil rights laws which demand equal access to the ballot box for people with disabilities and to reaffirm and ensure that voters with disabilities have equal access to the ballot box.
Sponsors
Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Max Rose [D-NY] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI] | Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] |
Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ] |
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] |
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. James Langevin [D-RI] |
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] |
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-01-17 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
2020-01-17 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
State and local government operations
Voting rights
Disability and paralysis
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
State and local government operations
Voting rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/806/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hres806/BILLS-116hres806ih.pdf |