To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Immigration, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5352A543276845AC87A89BCE9353AF18: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ballot Box Protection Act.
- Section H56842059DBC74CDF8CBEA95714B0F8D8: 2. Destruction of ballot boxes prohibited Section 12 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10308) is amended— by redesignating subsection (c) through (f)...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Immigration, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to prohibit destroying or damaging ballot boxes, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Gottheimer (for himself and Ms. Malliotakis) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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