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Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-17","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-17","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and 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the Committees on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2024-09-17","text":"Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Science, Space, and Technology, Oversight and Accountability, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Homeland Security, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor 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designation of National Voting Rights Month, </li> <li>encourages people to uphold the right to vote,</li> <li>encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, </li> <li>recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, </li> <li>expresses appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service having issued a special Representative John R. Lewis stamp, and </li> <li>invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections. </li></ul></p>","updateDate":"2025-12-05T08:27:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":645,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:29:04.853Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Supporting%20the%20designation%20of%20September%202024%20as%20%22National%20Vo"}]}}