United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8770 (117th)
Expanding the VOTE Act
Introduced
2 September 2022
Last action
21 December 2022 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
Sponsors
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3], Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34], David Scott, Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Kaiali'i Kahele, Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Marie Newman
Subjects
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Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.
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Timeline
2 September 2022
Introduced
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.
Source: IntroReferral
2 September 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 September 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 September 2022
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 11.
Source: Committee
21 September 2022
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
21 December 2022
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
Source: Calendars
21 December 2022
Discharge
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Source: Discharge
21 December 2022
Committee
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Source: Committee
21 December 2022
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-654, Part I.
Source: Committee
21 December 2022
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-654, Part I.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 21 December 2022 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 2 September 2022 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House, Part I
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Sponsors
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
- David Scott · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] · D · Sponsor
- Kaiali'i Kahele · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] · D · Sponsor
- Marie Newman · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8770
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/8770
- us · 117-hr-8770 · source updated 5 December 2025