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Sep 2, 2022viewing Reported in House Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Chu, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Bush, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Bass, Mr. Tonko, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Porter, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gomez, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Dean, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Speier, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Newman, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Soto, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Manning, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Ross, Ms. Bourdeaux, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Evans, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Casten, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Titus, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Trone, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Carson, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Panetta, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Crow, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Demings, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Adams, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. San Nicolas, and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following bill; which was 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 See what changed
Sep 2, 2022 Introduced in House Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Chu, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Bush, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Bass, Mr. Tonko, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Porter, Ms. Sánchez, Mr. Payne, Mr. Gomez, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Dean, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Speier, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Carbajal, Mrs. McBath, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Newman, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Meng, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Soto, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Manning, Mrs. Axne, Ms. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Ross, Ms. Bourdeaux, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Bowman, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Takano, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Evans, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cárdenas, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Casten, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Titus, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Trone, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Carson, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Panetta, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Crow, Ms. Pingree, Mrs. Demings, Mr. McEachin, Ms. Adams, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. San Nicolas, and Ms. DeGette) introduced the following bill; which was 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

H.R. 8770 — what changed

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 3 Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages

Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is further amended—

(1)

in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking “1990” and inserting “most recent”; and

(2)

by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:

“(c) Provision of voting materials in the language of a minority group

changed “(1) In general—Subject to paragraph (2), whenever any State or political subdivision subject to the prohibition of subsection ~~(b),~~ (b) provides any registration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assistance, or other materials or information relating to the electoral process, including ballots, it shall provide them in the language of the applicable minority group as well as in the English language.

“(2) Exceptions

“(A) When written American Indian and Alaska Native translations for voters are not required—In the case of a minority group that is American Indian or Alaska Native, if the Tribal government of that minority group has notified the Attorney General that the language is unwritten or the Tribal government does not want a written translation, a State or political subdivision subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall only be required to furnish that minority group, in the covered language, oral instructions, assistance, translation of voting materials, and other information relating to registration and voting.

“(B) Other minority groups with unwritten language—In the case of a minority group that is not American Indian or Alaska Native, if the language of that minority group is unwritten, a State or political subdivision subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall only be required to furnish that minority group, in the covered language, oral instructions, assistance, translation of voting materials, and other information relating to registration and voting.

“(3) Written translations for election workers—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State or political division subject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall provide written translations of all voting materials, with the consent of any applicable Tribal government, to election workers to ensure that the translations from English to the language of a minority group are complete, accurate, and uniform.

“(4) Tribal government defined—In this subsection, the term “Tribal government” means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of the date of enactment of the Expanding the VOTE Act pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).”

H.R. 8770 — what changed

Sec. 3 Provisions related to American Indian and Alaska Native languages

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