H.R. 3214: Anti-Voter Suppression Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-12 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Anti-Voter Suppression Act

Plain summary

Anti-Voter Suppression Act This bill nullifies Executive Order 13799 (titled "Establishment of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity") and specifies that no funds shall be made available by any act of Congress to the commission described in the order or to any similar commission established for studying voter fraud.

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Official text

Anti-Voter Suppression Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] · 74 cosponsors

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Judy Chu (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Al Green (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Grace Meng (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY) and 14 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3214.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3214 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115