H.R. 4—Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
H.R. 4 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 6:15pm H-313, the Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
(as reported)
H. Rept. 116-317PDF
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 116-322PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-4 on Wednesday, December 4, 2019.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 741:
Agreed to by record vote of 226-196, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 228-196, on Thursday, December 5, 2019.
MANAGERS: Raskin/Lesko
1. Closed rule for H.R. 4.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
7. Closed rule for H. Res. 326.
8. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
9. Waives all points of order against consideration of the resolution.
10. Provides that the amendments to the resolution and the preamble recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the resolution, modified by the amendments printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Nadler (NY) | Democrat | MANAGER’S AMENDMENT Amends the legislation to 1) expand the known practices provision to include changes that reduce the days or hours of in-person voting on Sundays during an early voting period and 2) add an additional covered known practice to include new procedures for voter purges where a jurisdiction includes racial or language minority populations above a certain percent threshold. | Considered as Adopted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Horn (OK) | Democrat | Withdrawn Directs the US Commission on Civil Rights to report on voter participation and barriers to voting in Native American communities. | Withdrawn |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 214
Motion by Mr. Cole to report an open rule for H.R. 4 and H.Res. 326. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 215
Motion by Mr. Burgess to provide for the consideration of H.R. 336, Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019, under an open rule and make the necessary changes in the rule. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 216
Motion by Mr. Raskin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4