,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #b1 #bjbe,ms4   
,plaskett 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,moylan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to e/abli% )9 ! legislative bran* a    
,congressional ,task ,=ce on ,vot+      
,rights ( ,unit$ ,/ates ,citiz5         
,resid5ts ( ,t]ritories ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  #a4 ,congressional task =ce on 
vot+ rights ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5      
resid5ts ( t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
7a7 ,f9d+s relat+ to t]ritorial vot+    
rights ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
"r to vote is "o ( ! mo/ p[]ful         
in/rum5ts resid5ts ( ! t]ritories ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates h to ensure t _! voices   
are he>d4  7#b7 ,^! ,am]icans h play$ an
 important "p 9 ! ,am]ican democracy = m
 ?an #abj ye>s4  7#c7 ,political        
p>ticipation & ! "r to vote are among ! 
highe/ conc]ns ( t]ritorial resid5ts 9  
"p because !y 7 n always af=d$ ^!       
rights4  7#d7 ,vot] p>ticipation 9 !    

t]ritories consi/5tly ranks high] ?an _m
 communities on ! ma9l&4  7#e7          
,t]ritorial resid5ts s]ve & die1 on a p]
 capita basis1 at a high] rate 9 e      
,unit$ ,/ates w> & conflict s9ce ,,wwi1 
z an expression ( _! commitm5t to       
,am]ican democratic pr9ciples &         
patriotism4  7b7 ,task ,=ce  7#a7       
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ )9 !       
legislative bran* a ,congressional ,task
 ,=ce on ,vot+ ,rights ( ,unit$ ,/ates  
,citiz5 ,resid5ts ( ,t]ritories ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z
 ! ,task ,=ce74  7#b7 ,memb]%ip ,! ,task
 ,=ce %all be compos$ ( #ae memb]s z    
foll[s3 7,a7 ,"o ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives1 :o %all be appo9t$ by !
 ,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 9 
coord9ation ) ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee 
on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives4  7,b7 ,"o ,memb] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 :o %all be     
appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 9 coord9ation ) !      
,*airman ( ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y (

 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7,c7 ,two  
,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 :o 
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives1 9 coord9ation ) !     
,*airman ( ! ,committee on ,h\se        
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7,d7 ,"o ,memb] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 :o %all be     
appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se4  7,e7   
,"o ,memb] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 
:o %all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 9 coord9ation
 ) ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( ! ,committee 
on ,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives4  7,f7 ,"o ,memb] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 :o %all be     
appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives1 9 coord9ation ) ! rank+
 m9ority memb] ( ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7,g7 ,"o ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 :o %all be appo9t$ by !
 m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives1 9 coord9ation ) ! rank+
 m9ority memb] ( ! ,committee on ,h\se  

,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  7,h7 ,"o ,memb] ( !   
,s5ate1 :o %all be appo9t$ by ! majority
 lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 9 coord9ation ) !    
,*airman ( ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7,i7 ,"o
 ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 :o %all be appo9t$  
by ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 9       
coord9ation ) ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4  7,j7 ,"o    
,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 :o %all be appo9t$ by
 ! majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 9         
coord9ation ) ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee 
on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate4   
7,k7 ,"o ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 :o %all be  
appo9t$ by ! ,majority ,lead] ( !       
,s5ate4  7,l7 ,"o ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 :o 
%all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( !  
,s5ate1 9 coord9ation ) ! rank+ m9ority 
memb] ( ! ,committee on ,en]gy &        
,natural ,res\rces ( ! ,s5ate4  7,m7 ,"o
 ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 :o %all be appo9t$  
by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 9        
coord9ation ) ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( ! 
,committee on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate4   

7,n7 ,"o ,memb] ( ! ,s5ate1 :o %all be  
appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 9
 coord9ation ) ! rank+ m9ority memb] ( !
 ,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration ( 
! ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,deadl9e = appo9tm5t    
,all appo9tm5ts to ! ,task ,=ce %all be 
made n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#d7 ,*air ,!     
,speak] %all designate "o ,memb] to s]ve
 z *air ( ! ,task ,=ce4  7#e7 ,vacancies
 ,any vacancy 9 ! ,task ,=ce %all be    
fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al        
appo9tm5t4  7#f7 ,/atus update ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,task ,=ce %all provide a  
/atus update to ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate t includes-- 
7,a7 in=mation ! ,task ,=ce has         
collect$2 &  7,b7 a discussion on matt]s
 t ! *airman ( ! ,task ,=ce deems urg5t 
= consid]ation by ,congress4  7#g7      
,report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,task ,=ce    
%all issue a report ( its f9d+s to !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate      

reg>d+-- 7,a7 ! economic & societal     
consequ5ces 7?r\gh /ati/ical data & o!r 
metrics7 t come ) political             
dis5fran*isem5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 
9 t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7   
imp$im5ts to full & equal vot+ rights = 
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s :o are resid5ts ( 
t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 ,f$]al   
elections1 includ+ ! election ( !       
,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates2  7,c7 imp$im5ts to full & equal 
vot+ repres5tation 9 ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives = ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 
:o are resid5ts ( t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7,d7 recomm5d$ *anges t1 if    
adopt$1 w\ld all[ = full & equal vot+   
rights = ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s :o are   
resid5ts ( t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
9 ,f$]al elections1 includ+ ! election (
 ! ,presid5t & ,vice ,presid5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,e7 recomm5d$ *anges t1
 if adopt$1 w\ld all[ = full & equal    
vot+ repres5tation 9 ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives = ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s 
:o are resid5ts ( t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ 

,/ates2 &  7,f7 additional in=mation !  
,task ,=ce deems appropriate4  7#h7     
,cons5sus views ,to ! greate/ ext5t     
practicable1 ! report issu$ "u p>agraph 
7#g7 %all reflect ! %>$ views ( all #ae 
,memb]s1 except t ! report may conta9   
diss5t+ views4  7#i7 ,he>+s & sessions  
,! ,task ,=ce may1 = ! purpose ( c>ry+  
out ?is section1 hold he>+s1 sit & act  
at times & places1 take te/imony1 &     
receive evid5ce z ! ,task ,=ce consid]s 
appropriate4  7#aj7 ,/akehold]          
p>ticipation ,9 c>ry+ out its duties1 ! 
,task ,=ce %all consult ) ! gov]nm5ts ( 
,am]ican ,samoa1 ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 !            
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 & ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  7#aa7 ,res\rces  
,! ,task ,=ce %all c>ry out its duties  
by utiliz+ exi/+ facilities1 s]vices1 & 
/aff ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !    
,s5ate4  7#ab7 ,t]m9ation ,! ,task ,=ce 
%all t]m9ate ^u issu+ ! report requir$  
"u p>agraph 7#g74