,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ajaj  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #ah1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,veasey 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,scott of     
,virginia1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4      
,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4   
,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4 
,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,wilson of     
,florida1 ,mr4 ,thompson of             
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,ms4 ,dean1
 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4    
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cooper1    
,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4     
,fletcher1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 
,blumenauer1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,fudge1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,miss     
,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1   
,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4    
,spanberger1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney  
of ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4    

,rush1 and ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington7 
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration  ,,resolution    
,commemorating ,juneteenth by calling   
for the implementation of safeguards to 
protect the integrity of ,united ,states
 elections and end voter suppression4   
,whereas in #bjbj1 laws that are        
intended to purposely discriminate1     
hinder1 and prohibit the rights of      
,americans to vote are prevalent2       
,whereas voter suppression laws         
disproportionately impact historically  
marginalized people1 including persons  
of color1 low income persons1 and       
elderly persons2 ,whereas these laws    
especially target and disenfranchise    
minorities and people of color in       
,african-,american and ,latino          
communities1 among other demographics2  
,whereas as we celebrate the anniversary
 of ,juneteenth1 which marked the ending
 of slavery #aee years ago1 we must     
protect the constitutional right of     

,african ,americans and other minorities
 to vote2 ,whereas the fear of reverting
 back to the time of ,jim ,crow voting  
restrictions and the complete           
suppression of minorities at the polls  
can be fought by investing in our       
democracy2 ,whereas the recent primary  
elections in ,states such as ,wisconsin1
 ,washington1 ,georgia1 and ,south      
,carolina exposed many flaws in our     
electoral system that undermines the    
sacred right to vote in the ,united     
,states2 ,whereas the active threats    
posed by the emergence of ,,covid-#ai   
have created new challenges and barriers
 relating to access to the ballot box   
for voters2 ,whereas additional         
investments in new technology and       
improved election systems are crucial to
 the health of our democratic           
institutions and the administration of  
fair elections2 and ,whereas more work  
must be done to remove oppressive voting
 laws and increase access to the polls  
to ensure that all ,americans have the  

right to vote in the midst of the global
 health threats posed by ,,covid-#ai3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 commemorates 
the ending of slavery in the ,united    
,states on ,june #ai1 or ,juneteenth1 in
 #ahfe2  7#b7 reaffirms the commitment  
of ,congress to honor the spirit of     
,juneteenth by supporting the enactment 
of policies that ensure fair and secure 
elections for all ,americans2  7#c7     
condemns all threats against the        
administration of free and fair         
democratic elections1 including all laws
 and policies that depress turnout1     
intimidate voters1 and deprive          
,americans of their right to vote2  7#d7
 expresses support for credible1        
inclusive1 and transparent election     
policies to safeguard the rights and    
health of ,americans during this        
unprecedented pandemic caused by        
,,covid-#ai2  7#e7 demands the expansion
 of vote-by-mail options and the        
provision of postage-paid absentee      

ballots to registered voters2  7#f7     
supports the implementation of policies 
that allow voters to apply to vote by   
mail electronically or over the phone2  
7#g7 urges all ,states1 territories1 and
 localities to make the electoral       
process fair1 safe1 and equitable by    
ensuring more polling places are open to
 allow for shorter lines and practices  
that follow public health guidelines of 
social distancing2  7#h7 calls for the  
,election ,assistance ,commission       
7,,eac7 to prioritize any disbursements 
under the ,help ,america ,vote ,act of  
#bjjb grants to ,states1 territories1   
and localities that are severely        
affected by ,,covid-#ai and to other    
jurisdictions seeking funds to implement
 election policies relating to voting   
during the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2  7#i7  
recommends that the ,,eac create a      
bipartisan ,national ,election ,task    
,force to support and protect the       
elections held in ,november #bjbj and   
voting systems from the threats posed by

 the ,,covid-#ai pandemic and fight     
voter suppression by recommending and   
mandating measures relating to safe     
voting procedures1 security1 and        
funding2 and  7#aj7 implores election   
administration officials to implement   
these policies1 especially in           
communities that have been              
disproportionately impacted by and have 
high cases of ,,covid-#ai4