,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjai,mr4 ,veasey 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,quigley1   
,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1   
,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new      
,york1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,pallone1   
,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4
 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1
 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1   
,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4   
,sires1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,vela1     
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4    
,moore1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,ms4 ,johnson (     
,texas1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,price (  
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,lawson (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1  
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1    
,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mrs4  
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4   
,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,cisn]os1 ,mr4  

,takano1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4    
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,ms4 ,matsui1    
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4         
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mr4       
,blum5au]1 & ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce7 submitt$ ! 
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committees on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1
 ,intellig5ce 7,p]man5t ,select71       
,ov]sight & ,re=m1 ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &   
,te*nology1 ,education & ,labor1 ,ways &
 ,means1 ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 ,e?ics1 &  
,homel& ,security1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,express+ support
 = designation ( ! mon? ( ,septemb] z   
,national ,vot+ ,rights ,mon?4  ,:]eas  
vot+ is "o ( ! s+le mo/ important rights
 t c be ex]cis$ 9 our democracy2 ,:]eas 
ov] ! c\rse ( hi/ory1 v>i\s vot]        
suppression laws 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h    

h9d]$1 & ev5 prohibit$1 c]ta9           
individuals & gr\ps f ex]cis+ ?is "r2   
,:]eas dur+ ! #ai? & e>ly #bj? c5turies1
 _m ,native ,am]icans & ,am]icans :o 7  
born abroad1 _m individuals :o did n    
speak or write ,engli%1 & _m :o 7 =m]ly 
subject$ to slav]y1 7 d5i$ full         
citiz5%ip & prev5t$ f vot+ by ,engli%   
lit]acy te/s2 ,:]eas s9ce ! #ahgjs1     
m9ority gr\ps su* z ,african ,am]icans 9
 ! ,s\? suff]$ f ! oppressive effects ( 
,jim ,cr[ laws design$ to prev5t        
political1 economic1 & social mobility2 
,:]eas ,african ,am]icans1 ,lat9os1     
,asian ,am]icans1 ,native ,am]icans1 &  
o!r und]repres5t$ gr\ps 7 subject to    
viol5ce1 poll taxes1 lit]acy te/s1      
all-,:ite prim>ies1 prop]ty own]%ip     
te/s1 & gr&fa!r clauses2 ,:]eas memb]s (
 ! a=em5tion$ gr\ps & o!rs are curr5tly1
 9 "s cases1 subject to intimidation1   
vot] roll purges1 bans on =m] prison]s f
 vot+1 & f9ancial b>ri]s t act          
effectively z mod]n day poll taxes2     
,:]eas 9 #aife1 ,congress pass$ ! ,vot+ 

,rights ,act ( #aife to protect ! rights
 ( ,african ,am]icans & o!r             
traditionally dis5fran*is$ gr\ps to     
vote1 among o!r reasons2 ,:]eas 9 #bjac1
 ! ,supreme ,c\rt invalidat$ section #d 
( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife1         
dismantl+ ! precle>ance provision 9 !   
law t protect$ vot]s 9 ,/ates & local   
gov]nm5ts t hi/orically h suppress$ !   
rights ( m9orities to vote2 ,:]eas s9ce 
! precle>ance provisions ( ! ,vot+      
,rights ,act ( #aife h be5 vacat$1 among
 o!r effects1 _m ,/ates' g]rym&]$       
di/ricts h gone un*all5g$ or h become   
less likely to be invalidat$ by ! c\rts2
 ,:]eas ^! g]rym&]$ di/ricts h be5 f\nd 
to h a discrim9atory impact on          
traditionally disenfran*is$ m9orities   
?r\gh tactics t include crack+1 dilut+  
_! vot+ p[] across _m di/ricts1 & pack+1
 conc5trat+ m9ority vot]s' p[] 9 "o     
di/rict to r$uce _! vot+ p[] 9 o!r      
di/ricts2 ,:]eas ! c\rts h f\nd !       
congressional &1 9 "s cases1 ,/ate      
legislative di/rict maps 9 ,texas1 ,nor?

 ,c>ol9a1 ,florida1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,ohio1
 & ,wiscons9 to be g]rym&]$ di/ricts t 7
 creat$ to favor "s gr\ps ov] o!rs2     
,:]eas ! ,%elby ,c\nty v4 ,hold]        
,supreme ,c\rt decision calls on        
,congress to update ! =mula 9 ! ,vot+   
,rights ,act ( #aife to bett] mat*      
curr5t data2 ,:]eas 9 #bb ,/ates1 "s =m 
( re/rictive vot+ law has be5 in/itut$  
s9ce #bjac2 ,:]eas ^! re/rictive vot+   
laws encompass cutbacks 9 e>ly vot+1    
vot] roll purges1 placem5t ( faulty     
equipm5t 9 m9ority communities1         
requirem5t ( photo id5tification--!     
procurem5t ( :i* am\nts to a mod]n day  
poll tax1--& elim9ation ( same-day      
regi/ration2 ,:]eas ^! *anges c\ld      
outright dis5fran*ise or make vot+ mu* m
 difficult = m ?an #hj million m9ority1 
eld]ly1 poor1 & disabl$ vot]s1 among o!r
 gr\ps2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaf alone1           
discrim9atory laws 9 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1     
,wiscons91 ,nor? ,dakota1 & ,texas 7    
rul$ to violate vot]s' rights & ov]turn$
 by ! c\rts2 ,:]eas !re is mu* m "w to  

be done to ensure all ,am]icans h ! "r  
to vote2 ,:]eas ,national ,vot]         
,regi/ration ,day is ,septemb] #be2 &   
,:]eas ! mon? ( ,septemb] w\ld be an    
appropriate mon? to designate z         
,national ,vot+ ,rights ,mon?3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 supports !      
designation ( ,national ,vot+ ,rights   
,mon?2  7#b7 enc\rages all p 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to uphold ! "r ( e ,am]ican to   
ex]cise 8 or h] sacr$ & fundam5tal "r to
 vote2  7#c7 enc\rages ,congress to     
pass-- 7,a7 ,h4,r4 #a1 ! ,= ! ,p ,act ( 
#bjai1 to increase vot]s' access to !   
ballot1 end g]rym&]+1 create automatic  
vot] regi/ration1 limit ! p[] (         
re/rictive vot] ,,id laws1 make critical
 inve/m5ts 9 election infra/ructure &   
te*nology1 & address corruption 9       
campaign f9ance & e?ics2  7,b7 ,h4,r4   
#d1 ! ,vot+ ,rights ,advancem5t ,act (  
#bjai1 to re/ore ! protections ( ! ,vot+
 ,rights ,act ( #aife t prohibit        
discrim9atory vot+ practices1 remove    

b>ri]s to vot+1 & provide protections = 
m9ority vot]s 9 ,/ates ) a hi/ory ( vot+
 discrim9ation2  7,c7 ,h4,r4 #bgbb1 !   
,secur+ ,am]ica's ,f$]al ,elections     
7,,safe7 ,act1 to provide fund+ = ,/ates
 to improve ! adm9i/ration ( elections1 
includ+ enhancem5t ( te*nology1 election
 security1 replac+ antiquat$ vot+       
sy/ems1 & meet+ new /&>ds = adm9i/]+    
elections2 &  7,d7 o!r vot+ rights      
legislation t seeks to advance vot+     
rights & protect ,unit$ ,/ates          
elections2  7#d7 recomm5ds t our        
,nation's public s*ools & univ]sities   
develop an academic curriculum "u :i*   
/ud5ts w\ld le>n ab\t ! importance (    
vot+1 h[ to become regi/]$ to vote1 :]e 
to vote1 & ! diff]5t =ms ( vot+1 includ+
 tea*+ ! hi/ory ( vot] suppression 9    
,am]ica be=e ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (     
#aife 0 pass$1 & tea*+ /ud5ts ab\t      
curr5t issues t are relat$ to laws t h  
be5 pass$ to re/rict ! vote s9ce #aife  
or any actions tak5 by ,/ate & ,f$]al   
,gov]nm5t (ficials s9ce passage ( !     

,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife t h creat$   
b>ri]s to be+ able to vote2  7#e7       
enc\rages ! ,po/al ,s]vice to issue a   
special ,fannie ,l\ ,ham] /amp dur+ !   
mon? ( ,septemb] to rem9d ,am]icans ab\t
 h[ ord9>y citiz5s risk$ _! lives1 m>*$1
 & p>ticipat$ 9 our great democracy s   
all ,am]icans w\ld h ! fundam5tal "r to 
vote2 &  7#f7 invites ,congress to      
allocate ! requisite funds ne$$ = public
 s]vice ann\ncem5ts on television1      
radio1 newspap]s1 magaz9es1 social m$ia1
 billbo>ds1 buses1 & o!r =ms ( m$ia to  
rem9d ,am]icans :5 elections are be+    
held1 & to urge p to get out & vote4