Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Resolution · HRES

H.Res. 556 (116th)

Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month".

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 September 2019

Last action

25 September 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-2], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], David Scott, Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8], Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]

Subjects

Education, Postal service

Source updated

21 July 2025

Education · Postal service

Summary

This resolution expresses support for the designation of National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, encourages the U.S. Postal Service to issue a special Fannie Lou Hamer stamp during the month of September, and invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Oversight and Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Ethics, and Homeland Security, 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. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 12 September 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 September 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 12 September 2019

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 12 September 2019

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 12 September 2019

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 105 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.