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. Lieu, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Figures, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms.

Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, 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, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr.

Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Gray, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Harder of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Hernández, Mr. Himes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Khanna, Mr.

Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Liccardo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McBride, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Min, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr.

Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Perez, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pou, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr.

Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Tran, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Vindman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms.

Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Whitesides, Ms. Wilson of Florida — Actions: March 5, 2025 — Ms. Sewell (for herself, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Figures, Ms. Adams, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bera, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Mr.

Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bynum, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casar, Mr. Case, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, 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, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of California, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Gillen, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr.

Gray, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Harder of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Hernández, Mr. Himes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keating, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latimer, Ms.

Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Liccardo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McBride, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Min, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr.

Olszewski, Ms. Omar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Perez, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pou, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Sánchez, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Soto, Ms.

Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Tran, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Vasquez, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Vindman, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Whitesides, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary