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A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".

Senate

Designates September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month and expresses support for voting rights education, related legislation, election public awareness efforts, and recognition of a John R. Lewis stamp

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Supporting the designation of September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".

House

Expresses support for designating September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month and for public education and awareness about voting rights

Latest action: Fri Sep 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes updated voting rights preclearance rules, public notice requirements, and enforcement standards for changes to voting practices

Latest action: Tue Jul 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

House

Prohibits non-U.S. citizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by overturning the 2022 local law that allowed certain noncitizens to vote in DC local elections

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

House

Establishes new voting rights preclearance rules for states and localities, including coverage formulas, covered practices, public notice, and enforcement standards

Latest action: Wed Mar 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To establish within the legislative branch a Congressional Task Force on Voting Rights of United States Citizen Residents of Territories of the United States.

House

Establishes a Congressional task force in the legislative branch to examine voting rights for United States citizens living in U.S. territories

Latest action: Wed Jul 02 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Youth Voting Rights Act

House

Expand youth voting access by enforcing Twenty-Sixth Amendment protections and requiring states to adopt specific voter registration and campus voting measures

Latest action: Tue Aug 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022.

Senate

Prohibits noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections and repeals the 2022 local law allowing such voting

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) to restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

House

Sets terms for House consideration of four bills covering District of Columbia voting and immigration, police discipline collective bargaining, and fentanyl-related substance scheduling

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Protecting American Voters’ Rights Act

House

Establishes protections for voting rights for American voters under federal election law

Latest action: Fri May 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025

House

Expand voting by mail in federal elections by barring extra state requirements for eligible voters and requiring states to let voters fix ballot problems

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.

Senate

Require photo identification for voting in federal elections, with provisional ballot procedures and identification rules for non in-person voting

Latest action: Sat Aug 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right to vote to citizens sixteen years of age or older.

House

A constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 16 for U.S. citizens

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit persons who are not citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent residents of the United States from voting in elections.

House

A constitutional amendment barring noncitizens nonnationals and nonpermanent residents from voting in federal state tribal and local elections

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act

Senate

Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration and photo identification for voting in federal elections, while mandating state checks to remove noncitizens from voter rolls

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.

House

Repeals the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and ends its federal voter registration requirements tied to driver's license applications

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

SAVE Act

House

Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register for federal elections and mandate state procedures to verify citizenship and remove noncitizens from voter rolls

Latest action: Thu Apr 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

SAVE Act

Senate

Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and direct states to verify voter citizenship and remove noncitizens from voter rolls

Latest action: Thu Jan 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Voter Empowerment Act of 2026

House

Expands federal election access by broadening voter registration options, protecting registered voters, restoring voting rights for most people with felony convictions, and making absentee and mail voting more available

Latest action: Wed Mar 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Expanding the VOTE Act

Senate

Expands language access in elections by strengthening translated voting material requirements under the Voting Rights Act and creating grants and a federal study

Latest action: Thu Jul 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Retirement Proxy Protection Act

House

Require retirement plan fiduciaries to protect retirement savings when exercising shareholder proxy voting rights

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Anti-Rigging Act of 2025

House

Prohibits states from redrawing congressional districts more than once per census cycle, except when a court orders further redistricting to meet constitutional or Voting Rights Act requirements

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.

House

Prohibit states from conducting more than one congressional redistricting between a decennial census and the next apportionment, except when required by a court under the Constitution or Voting Rights Act

Latest action: Tue May 12 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to the fundamental right to vote.

Senate

Propose a constitutional amendment establishing a fundamental right for voting-age U.S. citizens to vote in public elections and limiting government restrictions on that right

Latest action: Mon Apr 27 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Washington, D.C. Residents Voting Act

House

Authorize residents of the District of Columbia to vote in federal elections, including for representation in Congress

Latest action: Tue Jun 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Act

House

Expands voter registration and voting access for unhoused individuals in federal elections, including recognition of nontraditional residences

Latest action: Tue Aug 05 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.

House

A constitutional amendment limiting constitutional rights to natural persons, allowing regulation and disclosure of election spending, and barring courts from treating such spending as protected speech

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

United States - Taiwan Partnership in the Americas Act

Senate

Expand United States and Taiwan partnership efforts in the Americas through a coordinated foreign relations measure

Latest action: Thu Oct 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

REVOCAR Act of 2025

House

Prohibits U.S. persons from investing, trading, or operating in Venezuela's energy sector, including dealings with PDVSA and the Maduro regime, through 2027 unless specified conditions are met

Latest action: Thu Jan 09 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution condemning Beijing's destruction of Hong Kong's democracy and rule of law.

Senate

Condemns Beijing and Hong Kong national security laws and related human rights abuses, while urging dismissal of charges against Hong Kong defendants including Jimmy Lai

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.

House

Establishes House rules for the 119th Congress by adopting prior rules with changes to floor procedure, budget limits, committee operations, and selected House entities

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first female elected as the Governor of a State in the United States.

Senate

Honors the 100th anniversary of Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming the first woman elected governor in the United States and commemorates her legacy in women’s leadership

Latest action: Fri Jan 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

MEGOBARI Act

Senate

Authorize sanctions and other restrictions to counter malign Russian influence and corruption in Georgia

Latest action: Mon Apr 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

MEGOBARI Act

House

Require the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons, including Georgian officials, involved in corruption, violence, intimidation, or other actions that undermine Georgia's security, stability, or Euro-Atlantic integration

Latest action: Tue May 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

Senate

Authorize intelligence and intelligence-related activities and set fiscal year 2026 oversight and funding rules for U.S. intelligence programs

Latest action: Tue Jul 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 commerce, justice, science, energy and water, interior, and environmental programs while setting limits on how those appropriations may be used

Latest action: Fri Jan 23 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds FY2026 financial services, general government, national security, Department of State, and related foreign assistance programs while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

House

Provides full-year FY2025 continuing appropriations for federal agencies and extends multiple expiring health and other federal programs and authorities through FY2025

Latest action: Sat Mar 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Funds multiple federal departments and agencies for the rest of FY2026, continues Homeland Security funding temporarily, and extends several expiring federal programs and authorities

Latest action: Tue Feb 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

House

Extends continuing appropriations for agriculture, the legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs, while continuing related extensions for fiscal year 2026

Latest action: Wed Nov 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)