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Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] (Introduced 03/12/2019)
Committees: House - House Administration; Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 05/03/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.  (All Actions)

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Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

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Official Title as Introduced

To protect the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.

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03/12/2019Introduced in House

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05/03/2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Action By: Committee on the Judiciary
03/12/2019Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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03/12/2019Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
03/12/2019Introduced in House
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Cosponsors (110)

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CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]* 03/12/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]* 03/12/2019
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]* 03/12/2019
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]* 03/12/2019
Rep. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]* 03/12/2019
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] 03/13/2019
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] 03/13/2019
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] 03/13/2019
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] 03/13/2019
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] 03/13/2019
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] 03/13/2019
Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] 03/18/2019
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] 03/18/2019
Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] 03/21/2019
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] 04/01/2019
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] 04/30/2019
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] 05/09/2019
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] 07/24/2019
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] 07/24/2019
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] 07/24/2019
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] 09/09/2019
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 11/13/2019
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] 12/05/2019
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] 12/06/2019
Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] 02/25/2020
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 02/28/2020
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] 05/08/2020
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 07/01/2020
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 07/16/2020
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] 07/29/2020
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] 09/11/2020
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] 09/11/2020
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] 09/11/2020
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] 09/11/2020
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 09/11/2020
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] 09/17/2020
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] 09/23/2020
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] 10/27/2020
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] 11/05/2020
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] 12/03/2020

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Related Documents
Committee on House Administration03/12/2019 Referred to
House Judiciary03/12/2019 Referred to
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties05/03/2019 Referred to

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Introduced in House (03/12/2019)

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:

  • expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
  • increasing polling site accessibility,
  • providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
  • requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place,
  • validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
  • expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility.

The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.