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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Marc Veasey, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, today joined House Democrats in passing H.R. 1, the For the People Act, a sweeping anti-corruption package to safeguard the integrity of our government, protect and expand voting rights, and put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX), founder of the Voting Rights Caucus, and current co-chair, introduced a bicameral resolution with Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) to designate September as "National Voting Rights Month". The resolution will encourage voter registration in the month of September, and push for the security of our electoral system and stronger protections to ensure Americans can safely vote amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), founder and co-chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, led his colleagues on a letter urging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to open an investigation into the Trump Administration's illegal attempts at voter suppression. The Trump Administration has openly attempted to disenfranchise voters this November in the midst of the global pandemic by degrading the U.S. Postal Service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of Juneteenth, Reps. Veasey (TX-33), Sewell (AL-07) and Scott (VA-03), co-chairs of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus (CVRC), led a resolution calling for the implementation of safeguards to protect the integrity of elections and end voter suppression—crucial protections that would prevent widespread voting system malfunctions and voter discrimination in advance of the upcoming primaries and general election.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement on the continued North Texas protests seeking justice for the death of George Floyd and other African Americans:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) of the Energy & Commerce and the Small Business Committees released the statement following today after he joined his colleagues to pass a bipartisan spending package:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) sent a joint appropriation letter he led with Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD-05) and Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) to House and Senate appropriators requesting that they maintain critical funding to protect our elections at the House-passed levels of $600 million for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and $16.2 million for the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) in the final FY 2020 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), founder of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, joined his colleagues to pass H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Voting Rights Advancement Act is a critical piece of legislation that will restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act, after a 2013 Supreme Court decision gutted key provisions of the act, unleashing a flood of voter suppression laws in America.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) voted to pass H.R. 4617, the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act. This strong, commonsense legislation takes bipartisan steps to fight foreign interference in our elections by strengthening reporting requirements, closing loopholes and deterring foreign activity in U.S. elections.
Washington, D.C. – On the heels of National Voter Registration Day, Congressman Veasey today led a letter with the entire Texas Democratic Delegation in demanding information about the state of Texas' efforts to address any vulnerabilities in the state's election infrastructure and general administration in advance of the 2020 election cycle.