S. 739 · 116th Congress
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019
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Baldwin14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 12, 2019
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019
This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:
- expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
- increasing polling site accessibility,
- providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
- requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place,
- validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
- expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility.
The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019
Latest action (Mar 12, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 12, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.