HR 4917 · in committee · major
Expanding the VOTE Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- The bill expands voting materials in non-English languages for citizens with limited English proficiency.
- It affects states and local election officials covered under the Voting Rights Act's language assistance requirements.
- The Department of Justice issues guidance, and grants fund translated materials; a study examines lowering thresholds.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would lowering the language assistance threshold affect the number of jurisdictions required to provide translations, and what would implementation costs look like?
- 02
Which communities with limited English proficiency would benefit most from expanded voting materials, and are current thresholds leaving some groups underserved?
- 03
What trade-offs exist between requiring more jurisdictions to translate ballots and the administrative burden on smaller election offices?
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Sponsor · D-GA-5
Nikema Williams
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
71/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-08-05
Joining the bill
Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original
Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original
Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original
Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original
Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3 · original
Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original
Ed Case
D-HI-1 · original
Jim Costa
D-CA-21 · original
Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original
+ 59 more
Legislative timeline
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2025-08-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-08-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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