HR2054-119

Introduced

To provide that States that provide for an election for Federal office that include text in any language other than English are ineligible to receive certain Federal funds, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Mar 11, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that States that provide for an election for Federal office that include text in any language other than English are ineligible to receive certain Federal funds, 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.

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 H6968200C63D045B4B7B1F3DB0DC2CB9B: 1. Short title This act may be cited as the Voting Only Through English Act or the VOTE Act.
  • Section H12D9F50B026E4771BA220FC7EF88FADE: 2. Limitation on funding Notwithstanding the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.) or any other provision of law, a State shall be ineligible to...
  • Section HA1F1B0B6FC0B410FBC55876CC13F8AA7: 3. Elimination of prohibition of English-only elections Section 4(f) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10303(f)) is amended— by striking paragraphs...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide that States that provide for an election for Federal office that include text in any language other than English are ineligible to receive certain Federal funds, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide that States that provide for an election for Federal office that include text in any language other than English are ineligible to receive certain Federal funds, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 11, 2025

Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona (for himself, Mr. Gill of Texas, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Immigration
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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