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S. 739 (116th)

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

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Introduced

12 March 2019

Last action

12 March 2019 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

10 August 2026

Education

Summary

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019 This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following: expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies, increasing polling site accessibility, providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general, requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.

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Timeline

  1. 12 March 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 12 March 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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