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S 2523 · in committee · major

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • This bill requires states and voting districts with a history of voting rights violations to get federal approval before changing voting practices.
  • States with 15+ violations in 25 years, or 10+ violations including state-level ones, are subject to this preclearance requirement.
  • The preclearance obligation lasts 10 years and is enforced by the Department of Justice or federal courts.

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  1. 01

    How should Congress balance the need to prevent voting discrimination with concerns about federal oversight of state election procedures?

  2. 02

    Which states or districts would be affected by the 15 violations-in-25-years threshold, and what specific voting changes would require federal approval?

  3. 03

    What evidence supports the premise that preclearance requirements effectively prevent voting rights violations compared to other enforcement mechanisms?

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Richard J. Durbin

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Introduced 2025-07-29

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-29 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4821)

  2. 2025-07-29 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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