Expanding the VOTE Act
Sponsored By: Representative Williams (GA)
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Summary
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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Williams (GA)
GA • D
Cosponsors
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
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Tonko
NY • D
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McCollum
MN • D
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Dean (PA)
PA • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
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Carbajal
CA • D
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Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
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Stevens
MI • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
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Matsui
CA • D
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Jayapal
WA • D
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Dingell
MI • D
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Frankel, Lois
FL • D
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Connolly
VA • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Meng
NY • D
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Nadler
NY • D
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Lofgren
CA • D
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Beatty
OH • D
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Chu
CA • D
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Ruiz
CA • D
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Davids (KS)
KS • D
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Veasey
TX • D
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Sewell
AL • D
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Scott (VA)
VA • D
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Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
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Carter (LA)
LA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Khanna
CA • D
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Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
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Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Moore (WI)
WI • D
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Cleaver
MO • D
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Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
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Schakowsky
IL • D
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Jacobs
CA • D
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Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
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Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45]
CA • D
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Sanchez
CA • D
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Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Gomez
CA • D
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Scott, David
GA • D
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Clarke (NY)
NY • D
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Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
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Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2]
HI • D
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McBath
GA • D
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Kelly (IL)
IL • D
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Espaillat
NY • D
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Velazquez
NY • D
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Garcia (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
IL • D
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Horsford
NV • D
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Leger Fernandez
NM • D
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Lieu
CA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
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Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Cuellar
TX • D
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Adam Schiff
CA • D
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Auchincloss
MA • D
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Brown
OH • D
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Ross
NC • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Larsen (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
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Takano
CA • D
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Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
MI • D
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Meeks
NY • D
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Evans (PA)
PA • D
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Mfume
MD • D
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Titus
NV • D
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Garcia (TX)
TX • D
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Larson (CT)
CT • D
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Neguse
CO • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Tlaib
MI • D
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Boyle (PA)
PA • D
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Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
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Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
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Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
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Suozzi
NY • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Moulton
MA • D
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Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
NC • D
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Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
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Rep. Bourdeaux, Carolyn [D-GA-7]
GA • D
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Pressley
MA • D
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Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
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Bonamici
OR • D
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Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
NC • D
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Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
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Quigley
IL • D
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Casten
IL • D
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Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Levin
CA • D
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Panetta
CA • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Crow
CO • D
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Pingree
ME • D
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Adams
NC • D
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Peters
CA • D
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DeGette
CO • D
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Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
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Clark (MA)
MA • D
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Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
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Hayes
CT • D
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Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Gottheimer
NJ • D
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
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Brownley
CA • D
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Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
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Jeffries
NY • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
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Foster
IL • D
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Aguilar
CA • D
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
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Torres (NY)
NY • D
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Bishop
GA • D
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Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
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Underwood
IL • D
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Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Pocan
WI • D
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Costa
CA • D
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DeSaulnier
CA • D
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Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Fletcher
TX • D
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Scanlon
PA • D
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Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
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Correa
CA • D
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Doggett
TX • D
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Raskin
MD • D
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Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
VI • D
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Escobar
TX • D
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Strickland
WA • D
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Torres (CA)
CA • D
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Trahan
MA • D
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