United States · Bill · S
S. 5326 (117th)
Expanding the VOTE Act
Introduced
20 December 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 December 2022
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 December 2022
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 December 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5326
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/5326