Bill116th CongressFiled Mar 12, 2019Native Americans
S. 739
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 12, 2019)
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019
This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:
- 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 also 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 happenedMar 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM](D-NM)Sponsor
18 cosponsors17 D1 I
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- Introduced in SenateMar 12, 2019
- Mar 12, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 12, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate