Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 4917

Expanding the VOTE Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Nikema Williams DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Government Operations and Politics.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

72 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Jamie Raskin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Joseph D. Morelle DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Yvette D. Clarke DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Adriano Espaillat DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Grace Meng DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sharice Davids DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Terri A. Sewell DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Marc A. Veasey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Alma S. Adams DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gabe Amo DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Yassamin Ansari DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shontel M. Brown DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Nikki Budzinski DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
André Carson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ed Case DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sean Casten DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Emanuel Cleaver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jim Costa DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jasmine Crockett DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Donald G. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Suzan K. DelBene DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Christopher R. Deluzio DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lloyd Doggett DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sarah Elfreth DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dwight Evans DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Cleo Fields DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shomari Figures DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lizzie Fletcher DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jesús G. "Chuy" García DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Al Green DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Steven Horsford DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jonathan L. Jackson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sydney Kamlager-Dove DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robin L. Kelly DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Raja Krishnamoorthi DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
John B. Larson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Summer L. Lee DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Stephen F. Lynch DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jennifer L. McClellan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
LaMonica McIver DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gregory W. Meeks DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kweisi Mfume DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dave Min DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gwen Moore DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Seth Moulton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kevin Mullin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Eleanor Holmes Norton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Stacey E. Plaskett DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mark Pocan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ayanna Pressley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Delia C. Ramirez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Andrea Salinas DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Janice D. Schakowsky DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lateefah Simon DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Greg Stanton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Marilyn Strickland DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Emilia Strong Sykes DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Shri Thanedar DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bennie G. Thompson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Dina Titus DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rashida Tlaib DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Paul Tonko DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] DDemocrat
Diana DeGette DDemocrat
Seth Magaziner DDemocrat
Wesley Bell DDemocrat
Nellie Pou DDemocrat
Becca Balint DDemocrat
Eugene Simon Vindman DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  2. Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  3. Introduced in House
  4. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Committee on House Administration (House)Referred To, August 5, 2025
  • Judiciary Committee (House)Referred To, August 5, 2025

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