Expanding the VOTE Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Grants to jurisdictions to incentivize the provision of voting materials in languages not triggering Section 203 coverage in applying jurisdiction. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, appropriations, and grants. The main policy areas are Immigration, Transportation, and Labor.
Who Benefits and How
The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.
- Expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is...
- Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Grants to jurisdictions to incentivize the provision of voting materials in languages not triggering Section 203 coverage in applying jurisdiction...
- Expands a appropriation, reporting req, compliance mandate provision: 5.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Grants to jurisdictions to incentivize the provision of voting materials in languages not triggering Section 203 coverage in applying jurisdiction.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Transportation, Labor
Primary Purpose
The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, expands a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 3. Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 4. Grants to jurisdictions to incentivize the provision of voting materials in languages not triggering Section 203 coverage in applying jurisdiction.
Policy Domains
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Padilla (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Mr. Markey, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and …
Introduced in Senate
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?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
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