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H.R.2978 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor:	Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (Introduced 06/21/2017)
Committees:	House - Judiciary
Latest Action:	07/17/2017 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions)

Cosponsors: H.R.2978 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)All Information (Except Text)

Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] | Cosponsor statistics: 192 current - includes 182 original

* = Original cosponsor

Cosponsor	Date Cosponsored
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]*	06/21/2017
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]*	06/21/2017
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]	06/22/2017
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]	06/22/2017
Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]	06/22/2017
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]	07/25/2017
Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]	08/11/2017
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]	08/25/2017
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-18]	07/24/2018
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]	09/20/2018
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]	09/20/2018
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]	09/20/2018

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All Congresses 93-115 (1973-2018)
115 (2017-2018)
114 (2015-2016)
113 (2013-2014)
112 (2011-2012)
111 (2009-2010)
110 (2007-2008)
109 (2005-2006)
108 (2003-2004)
107 (2001-2002)
106 (1999-2000)
105 (1997-1998)
104 (1995-1996)
103 (1993-1994)
102 (1991-1992)
101 (1989-1990)
100 (1987-1988)
99 (1985-1986)
98 (1983-1984)
97 (1981-1982)
96 (1979-1980)
95 (1977-1978)
94 (1975-1976)
93 (1973-1974)

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ATH - Agreed to House
ATS - Agreed to Senate
CDH - Committee Discharged House
CDS - Committee Discharged Senate
CPH - Considered and Passed House
CPS - Considered and Passed Senate
EAH - Engrossed Amendment House
EAS - Engrossed Amendment Senate
EH - Engrossed in House
ENR - Enrolled
ES - Engrossed in Senate
FPH - Failed Passage House
HDS - Held at Desk Senate
IH - Introduced in House
IPS - Indefinitely Postponed Senate
IS - Introduced in Senate
LTH - Laid on Table in House
LTS - Laid on Table in Senate
PAP - Printed as Passed
PCS - Placed on Calendar Senate
PCS2 - Placed on Calendar Senate
PP - Public Print
RCH - Reference Change House
RCS - Reference Change Senate
RDS - Received in Senate
RFH - Referred in House
RFS - Referred in Senate
RH - Reported in House
RIH - Referral Instructions House
RS - Reported to Senate
RTH - Referred to Committee House
RTS - Referred to Committee Senate

All Congresses 97-115 (1981-2018)
115 (2017-2018)
114 (2015-2016)
113 (2013-2014)
112 (2011-2012)
111 (2009-2010)
110 (2007-2008)
109 (2005-2006)
108 (2003-2004)
107 (2001-2002)
106 (1999-2000)
105 (1997-1998)
104 (1995-1996)
103 (1993-1994)
102 (1991-1992)
101 (1989-1990)
100 (1987-1988)
99 (1985-1986)
98 (1983-1984)
97 (1981-1982)

Any State or Territory
Alabama
Alaska
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Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
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Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
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Mississippi
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New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
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Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Any Committee
Agriculture (70th-115th)
Appropriations (70th-115th)
Armed Services (79th-115th)
Budget (93rd-115th)
Education and the Workforce (70th-115th)
Energy and Commerce (70th-115th)
Ethics (90th-115th)
Financial Services (70th-115th)
Foreign Affairs (70th-115th)
Homeland Security (107th-115th)
House Administration (79th-115th)
Intelligence (Permanent Select) (94th-115th)
Judiciary (70th-115th)
Natural Resources (70th-115th)
Oversight and Government Reform (70th-115th)
Rules (70th-115th)
Science, Space, and Technology (86th-115th)
Small Business (77th-115th)
Transportation and Infrastructure (79th-115th)
Veterans' Affairs (79th-115th)
Ways and Means (70th-115th)

Any State
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

All Congresses 96-115 (1979-2018)
115 (2017-2018)
114 (2015-2016)
113 (2013-2014)
112 (2011-2012)
111 (2009-2010)
110 (2007-2008)
109 (2005-2006)
108 (2003-2004)
107 (2001-2002)
106 (1999-2000)
105 (1997-1998)
104 (1995-1996)
103 (1993-1994)
102 (1991-1992)
101 (1989-1990)
100 (1987-1988)
99 (1985-1986)
98 (1983-1984)
97 (1981-1982)
96 (1979-1980)

Any Committee
Aging (Special) (87th-115th)
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (70th-115th)
Appropriations (70th-115th)
Armed Services (79th-115th)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (70th-115th)
Budget (93rd-115th)
Commerce, Science, and Transportation (79th-115th)
Energy and Natural Resources (70th-115th)
Environment and Public Works (79th-115th)
Ethics (Select) (88th-115th)
Finance (70th-115th)
Foreign Relations (70th-115th)
Governmental Affairs (70th-115th)
Intelligence (Select) (94th-115th)
Judiciary (70th-115th)
Labor and Human Resources (70th-115th)
Rules and Administration (79th-115th)
Select Committee on Indian Affairs (95th-115th)
Small Business (81st-115th)
Veterans' Affairs (91st-115th)

All Congresses 81-115 (1949-2018)
115 (2017-2018)
114 (2015-2016)
113 (2013-2014)
112 (2011-2012)
111 (2009-2010)
110 (2007-2008)
109 (2005-2006)
108 (2003-2004)
107 (2001-2002)
106 (1999-2000)
105 (1997-1998)
104 (1995-1996)
103 (1993-1994)
102 (1991-1992)
101 (1989-1990)
100 (1987-1988)
99 (1985-1986)
98 (1983-1984)
97 (1981-1982)
96 (1979-1980)
95 (1977-1978)
94 (1975-1976)
93 (1973-1974)
92 (1971-1972)
91 (1969-1970)
90 (1967-1968)
89 (1965-1966)
88 (1963-1964)
87 (1961-1962)
86 (1959-1960)
85 (1957-1958)
84 (1955-1956)
83 (1953-1954)
82 (1951-1952)
81 (1949-1950)

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Arms Control
Aviation
Commercial
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Drugs/Illegal Substances
Environment
Extradition
Extradition and Criminal Assistance
Fisheries and Wildlife
Human Rights
Intellectual Property/Copyrights
International Law
International Law and Organization
Investment
Labor
Maritime Boundaries and Claims
Mutual Legal Assistance
Shipping and Marine Pollution
Taxation
Telecommunications
Terrorism
Trademarks/Patents
United Nations