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G. K. Butterfield: I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2022
I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Butterfield of North Carolina moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5746 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-28. The text of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the text is as follows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act''. SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into divisions as follows: (1) Division A--Voter Access. (2) Division B--Election Integrity. (3) Division C--Civic Participation and Empowerment. (4) Division D--Voting Rights. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. Sec. 3. Findings of general constitutional authority. Sec. 4. Standards for judicial review. Sec. 5. Severability. DIVISION A--VOTER ACCESS TITLE I--ELECTION MODERNIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION Sec. 1000. Short title; statement of policy. Subtitle A--Voter Registration Modernization Sec. 1000A. Short title. Part 1--Automatic Voter Registration Sec. 1001. Short title; findings and purpose. Sec. 1002. Automatic registration of eligible individuals. Sec. 1003.…
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina
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Jan 13, 2022

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