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114-hr-5557114th Congress

Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016

Sponsored By: Representative Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

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Summary

Poll Tax Prohibition Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 and the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit requiring: an individual to present a piece of information that has an associated cost as a condition of voting in a federal election, or an individual wishing to vote by mail to include a piece of identification (or a copy of one) that has an associated cost.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • RUBEN HINOJOSA

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • ELIJAH CUMMINGS

    MD • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • CHARLES RANGEL

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/22/2016

  • Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2016

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2016

  • Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2016

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/22/2016

  • LOUISE SLAUGHTER

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/22/2016

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 9/22/2016

  • Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

Roll Call Votes

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