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H.R. 8770: Expanding the VOTE Act

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H.R. 8770: Expanding the VOTE Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-02 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expanding the VOTE Act

Plain summary

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act or the Expanding the VOTE Act This bill expands access to voting materials for individuals with limited proficiency in the English language, including by establishing incentive grants for states and political subdivisions to provide translated voting materials. Additionally, the bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of (1) reducing the threshold requirement under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and (2) expanding the definition of language minorities to include native speakers of additional languages.

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Official text

Expanding the VOTE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] · 154 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8770, Expanding the VOTE Act (2022-11-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 94 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] reported raising $772,833 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr8770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117