CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Greg Casar (D-TX)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress must urgently take all appropriate measures to guarantee civil rights and fair political representation to all Americans.

H.Res. 1384 · House resolution Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A Democratic resolution with 48 Democratic cosponsors · See all 48 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

A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need for urgent action to protect civil rights and political representation. It calls for the adoption of legislation to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Additionally, the resolution seeks structural changes during the next prodemocracy governing moment. These changes include eliminating the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. The resolution also suggests various reforms for the Supreme Court, such as term limits and a binding code of ethics.

Yes· 3 of 11

  • Scored +9

    Does this protect the right to vote?

    The resolution seeks to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to ensure all eligible Americans can vote.

  • Scored +8

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    The resolution specifically highlights the need to protect Black representation from being eroded by recent Supreme Court decisions.

  • Scored +8

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    The resolution calls for restoring the Voting Rights Act to end racial discrimination in voting and elected representation.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.