Anti-Voter Suppression Act

H.R. 3214 · 115th Congress · Jul 12, 2017 · Lineage

A BILL

To nullify the effect of the recent Executive order that establishes an election integrity commission, which will be used and is designed to support policies that will suppress the vote in minority and poor communities across the United States.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Anti-Voter Suppression Act”.

Sec. 2 Nullification

Executive Order 13799 (82 Fed. Reg. 22389; relating to “Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity”) shall have no force or effect.

Sec. 3 Prohibition on funds

None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under an Act of Congress enacted before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act may be made available for the commission established under the Executive order described in section 2 or for any similar commission established for the purpose of studying voter fraud.

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Jul 12, 2017viewing Introduced in House Mr. Richmond (for himself, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Rush, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Lee, Mr. Clay, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Bass, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Evans, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Polis, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Soto, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Nadler, and Mrs. Torres) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

Anti-Voter Suppression Act

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Nullification

Sec. 3 Prohibition on funds

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