HR 14 · in committee · major
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
- civil rights
What this bill does
- States and political subdivisions with a history of voting rights violations must get federal approval before changing voting practices.
- States with 15+ violations in 25 years, or political subdivisions with 3+ violations, are subject to this preclearance requirement.
- The preclearance requirement lasts 10 years and is enforced by the Department of Justice or federal court.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
Which states and counties would be required to seek federal approval under the 15-violation and 3-violation thresholds, and how would this affect their ability to implement voting reforms?
- 02
What evidence supports using a 25-year lookback period and 10-year preclearance duration as the right timeframes for addressing voting rights violations?
- 03
How would the Department of Justice and federal courts manage the workload of reviewing voting practice changes, and what timeline would states face for approval?
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Sponsor · D-AL-7
Terri A. Sewell
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
220/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-05
Joining the bill

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original

Pete Aguilar
D-CA-33 · original

Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2 · original

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26 · original

Ami Bera
D-CA-6 · original

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8 · original

Brendan F. Boyle
D-PA-2 · original

Jake Auchincloss
D-MA-4 · original
+ 208 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-03-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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