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S. 5326 · 117th Congress

Expanding the VOTE Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

AKD KlobucharSponsor
9 cosponsors · 8 D, 1 I
MBD Bennet BLD Luján CMD Murphy JMD Merkley APD Padilla BSI Sanders TSD Smith RWD Wyden SWD Whitehouse

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 20, 2022

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act

This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expanding the VOTE Act

Also known as: Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act

Latest action (Dec 20, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 20, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.