Preamble. To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions...

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To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Ms. Sewell — Cosponsors: Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Chu, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cartwright, Mr.

Castro of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lieu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr.

Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Allred, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bush, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms.

Crockett, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr.

Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Manning, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Ms.

McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Meng, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Peltola, Ms. Perez, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan, Mr.

Sablan, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Soto, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vasquez, Ms.

Wexton, Ms. Wild, Mr. Himes, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez — Actions: September 19, 2023 — Ms. Sewell (for herself, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Chu, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Adams, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr.

Grijalva, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Foster, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Lieu, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mrs.

Watson Coleman, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Allred, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Balint, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bush, Ms. Caraveo, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr.

Davis of Illinois, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Robert Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Mr. Gottheimer, Mrs. Hayes, Ms.

Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Ms. Manning, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Meng, Mr.

Mfume, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Pascrell, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Peltola, Ms. Perez, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Phillips, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Ms. Porter, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Sablan, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms.

Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Soto, Ms. Spanberger, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Trone, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Wexton, Ms. Wild, Mr. Himes, Ms. Matsui, Mr.

Moulton, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Thanedar, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary