# 119-sres-390: A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".

119-sres-390, A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-390
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Promote and protect voting rights nationwide.** This resolution would designate September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month and push for measures to expand ballot access, improve civic education, and restore key Voting Rights Act protections. - Highlights harms to voters, noting about 4 million people are disenfranchised due to felony convictions, including 1 in 16 Black adults, and calls out purges, reduced early voting, photo ID rules, and other barriers that can block participation. - Asks public schools and universities to teach voting history, how to register, where to vote, and different voting methods to boost civic knowledge among students. - Urges Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 (S.2523, H.R.14) to modernize the Voting Rights Act and address discriminatory redistricting. - Emphasizes the importance of mail voting and the Postal Service, praises a John R. Lewis stamp, and invites Congress to fund public service announcements across TV, radio, print, social media, and transit to remind people about registration and turnout.

## Cosponsors (27)

- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- 119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-390 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/390)

## Related
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-sres-854: A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Voting Rights Month".](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-854)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
- [119-s-1115: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1115)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-390 (as of 2026-09-25).