House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026
Official title: To guarantee the right to vote for all citizens regardless of conviction of a criminal offense, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9873.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PRESSLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 120, July 22, 2026, Page H5178):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9873, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9873
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9873, last updated August 11, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
13 cosponsors — 13 Democrats
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Greg Casar (D-TX), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Paul Tonko (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
- H.Res. 965 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary…
- H.R. 5889 (119th) Eviction Helpline Act
- H.J.Res. 80 (119th) Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- H.R. 4611 (119th) EACH Act of 2025
- H.R. 5657 (119th) Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
- H.R. 40 (119th) Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Related bills
- S. 5122 (119th) Inclusive Democracy Act of 2026Identical bill
- H.R. 6643 (118th) Inclusive Democracy Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
- S. 3423 (118th) Inclusive Democracy Act of 2023Cross-Congress related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.