UCLA Presents voteview.com beta 3
117th Congress > House > Vote 456
Clerk session vote number: 9
Sponsor: BEYER, Donald Sternoff Jr. (D-VA)
Description: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021
Bill summary: Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
This bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, campaign finance, and voting rights.
Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls.
Next, the bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.
The bill establishes certain federal criminal offenses
related to voting. In particular, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote.
Additionally, the bill sets forth provisions related to election security, including by requiring states to conduct post-election audits for federal elections.
The bill outlines criteria for congressional redistricting and generally prohibits mid-decade redistricting.
The bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices.
Next, the bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. Preclearance is the process of receiving preapproval from the Department of Justice or the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia before making legal changes that would affect voting rights.
The bill also includes provisions related to federally protected activities at polling places and voting access on tribal lands.
Bill titles: To amend title 51, United States Code, to extend the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter into leases of non-excess property of the Administration.; Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021; DISCLOSE Act of 2021; Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021; Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021; Democracy Restoration Act of 2021; Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act; Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021; Government By the People Act of 2021; Help America Run Act; Honest Ads Act; John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021; Restoring Integrity to America's Elections Act; Right to Vote Act; Spotlight Act; Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act; Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2021; Voter Empowerment Act of 2021; Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2021; Voters' Access to Water Act
Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov
