Bill115th CongressFiled Oct 3, 2018Native Americans
S. 3543
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 3, 2018)
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018
This bill updates the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. These updates include, but are not limited to:
- expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
- increasing polling site accessibility,
- providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
- requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place,
- validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
- expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility.
The bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.
What just happenedOct 3, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM](D-NM)Sponsor
13 cosponsors13 D
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- Introduced in SenateOct 3, 2018
- Oct 3, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Oct 3, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate