S3916-118

Introduced

Protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 12, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section idE8569BC27C164163AEAE0E6285A96FE0: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Vote Act.
  • Section idFCA439288D674439B98C017CCFD15EC6: 2. Undue burdens on the ability to vote in elections for Federal office prohibited Every citizen of legal voting age shall have the fundamental right to vote...
  • Section HF4542EF5E75D464D9ABE9386E1F72C0F: 3. Judicial review An action challenging a violation of the rights created by this Act may be brought in the district court for the District of Columbia, or...
  • Section HC31B4670B1654C739F5E8A8E887F1E3C: 4. Definitions In this Act— the term covered entity means the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the...
  • Section H24017833865B4CDC9C75DD4CA857D229: 5. Rules of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize a government to burden the right to vote in elections for Federal office. Nothing in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Agriculture, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, Protecting the right to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Agriculture Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies: ,
environmental regulators and natural-resource users: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 12, 2024

Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Padilla, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Agriculture Transportation
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered entity" §HC31B4670B1654C739F5E8A8E887F1E3C

the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and each territory and possession of the United States

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