House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015

H.R. 2867Introduced Jun 24, 2015Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Where it went

IntroducedJun 24, 2015
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 15, 2016 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Aguilar. Petition No: 114-4. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/114/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0004.xml ">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2867.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 102, June 24, 2015, Page H4651):
Fifteenth Amendment, Section 2 Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the U.S. or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Congress.gov noteOn 6/15/2016, a motion was filed to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from the consideration of H.R. 2867. A discharge petition requires 218 signatures for further action. (Discharge Petition No. 114-4: text with signatures.)
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

179 cosponsors — 179 Democrats

0 of 179 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), John Carney (D-DE), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC) and 149 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell.

Sponsor’s state and district

Alabama in Congress · AL-7 district

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