•HRES 1058 IH 
ment in minority communities, requirement of photo 
identification—the procurement of which amounts to a 
modern day poll tax, and elimination of same-day reg-
istration; 
Whereas more than 80 million minority, elderly, poor, and 
disabled voters could be disenfranchised by these changes 
in voting; 
Whereas in 2016, discriminatory laws in North Carolina, 
Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Texas have been ruled un-
constitutional and overturned by the courts; 
Whereas there are local elected officials who refuse to adhere 
to Federal court decisions that have struck down sup-
pressive voting laws instituted since the Supreme Court’s 
Shelby County v. Holder case; 
Whereas there is much more work to be done to ensure all 
Americans have the right to vote; 
Whereas National Voter Registration Day is September 25; 
and 
Whereas the month of September would be an appropriate 
month to designate as ‘‘National Voting Rights Month’’: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National Vot-
ing Rights Month’’; 
(2) encourages all people in the United States 
to uphold the right of every American to exercise 
their sacred and fundamental right to vote; and 
(3) endorses the following solutions to further 
the mission of allowing all citizens to vote: 
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(A) Our Nation’s public schools and uni-
versities should develop an academic curriculum 
under which students would learn about the im-
portance of voting, how to become registered to 
vote, where to vote, and the different forms of 
voting. This curriculum would include teaching 
the history of voter suppression in America be-
fore the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed. 
It would also teach students about current 
issues that are related to laws that have been 
passed to restrict the vote since 1965 or any ac-
tions taken by State and Federal Government 
officials since passage of the Voting Rights Act 
of 1965 that have created barriers to being able 
to vote. 
(B) The Postal Service should issue a spe-
cial Fannie Lou Hamer stamp during the 
month of September, to remind Americans 
about how ordinary citizens risked their lives, 
marched, and participated in our great democ-
racy so all Americans would have the funda-
mental right to vote. 
(C) Congress should allocate the requisite 
funds needed for public service announcements 
on television, radio, newspapers, magazines, so-
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cial media, billboards, buses, and other forms of 
media to remind Americans when elections are 
being held, and to urge people to get out and 
vote. 
(D) Congress should pass legislation that 
will allow all citizens upon reaching the age of 
18 to be automatically registered to vote in 
Federal elections. 
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