CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Terri Sewell (D-AL)

John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

H.R. 14 · House bill Government Operations and Politics

A Democratic bill with 221 Democratic cosponsors · See all 221 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 aims to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It revises the criteria used to determine which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act. The bill introduces new standards for determining vote dilution, denial, and abridgment. It also implements a "practice-based preclearance" system for specific covered practices. Additionally, the legislation establishes new transparency requirements regarding changes to voting procedures and the allocation of polling place resources.

Yes· 3 of 7

  • Scored +8

    Does this protect the right to vote?

    The bill expands protections against vote dilution, denial, and abridgment through a new preclearance system for covered practices.

  • Scored +7

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    The bill strengthens legal protections against voting practices that disproportionately impact racial minority groups.

  • Scored +7

    Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this?

    The legislation provides enhanced safeguards for language minority groups in the electoral process.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.