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Union Calendar No. 474 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8770 
[Report No. 117–654, Part I] 
To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain election requirements, 
to clarify certain election requirements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Ms. CHU, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. 
SEWELL, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. COOPER, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
BUSH, Ms. NORTON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. CLEAVER, 
Ms. BASS, Mr. TONKO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. JACOBS 
of California, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. PORTER, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. DEAN, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
ESPAILLAT, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. NEWMAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. MAT-
SUI, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. LIEU, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. 
JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SOTO, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. 
AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. MANNING, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Ms. 
ROSS, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. 
LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. BONAMICI, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. MFUME, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. TITUS, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. TRONE, Ms. STANSBURY, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. CARSON, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
LEVIN of California, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. 
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OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. CROW, Ms. PINGREE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, 
and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
House Administration, 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 
DECEMBER 21, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RUSH, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SMITH of 
Washington, Ms. CLARK
of Massachusetts, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. 
GOTTHEIMER, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 
GREEN of Texas, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. 
SCANLON, Mr. JONES, Ms. WILD, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. PLASKETT, 
Mr. FOSTER, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 
TORRES of New York, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. 
STRICKLAND, Mrs. TORRES of California, and Mrs. TRAHAN 
DECEMBER 21, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
DECEMBER 21, 2022 
Committee on House Administration discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 2, 2022] 
A BILL 
To modify certain notice requirements, to study certain elec-
tion requirements, to clarify certain election require-
ments, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding the Vol-
untary Opportunities for Translations in Elections Act’’ or 
the ‘‘Expanding the VOTE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LANGUAGE MINORITY NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 
U.S.C. 10503) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITY OF STATES PROVIDING VOTING 
MATERIALS IN COVERED POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.—The 
prohibition under subsection (b) shall apply to any State 
that provides voting materials to a political subdivision 
subject to such prohibition. 
‘‘(f) NOTICE.—The Attorney General shall submit a 
notice of the prohibition of subsection (b), and the threshold 
at which such prohibition applies, to each State or political 
subdivision that is— 
‘‘(1) below the threshold requirement under sub-
clause (II) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) by not more than 
1,000; or 
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‘‘(2) below the threshold requirement under sub-
clause (I) or (III) of subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) by not 
more than 0.5 percent.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROVISIONS RELATED TO AMERICAN INDIAN AND 
ALASKA NATIVE LANGUAGES. 
Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 
U.S.C. 10503), as amended by section 2, is further amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘1990’’ 
and inserting ‘‘most recent’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROVISION OF VOTING MATERIALS IN THE LAN-
GUAGE OF A MINORITY GROUP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
whenever any State or political subdivision subject to 
the prohibition of subsection (b) provides any reg-
istration or voting notices, forms, instructions, assist-
ance, or other materials or information relating to the 
electoral process, including ballots, it shall provide 
them in the language of the applicable minority 
group as well as in the English language. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) WHEN
WRITTEN
AMERICAN
INDIAN 
AND ALASKA NATIVE TRANSLATIONS FOR VOTERS 
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ARE NOT REQUIRED.—In the case of a minority 
group that is American Indian or Alaska Native, 
if the Tribal government of that minority group 
has notified the Attorney General that the lan-
guage is unwritten or the Tribal government 
does not want a written translation, a State or 
political subdivision subject to the prohibition of 
subsection (b) shall only be required to furnish 
that minority group, in the covered language, 
oral instructions, assistance, translation of vot-
ing materials, and other information relating to 
registration and voting. 
‘‘(B) OTHER MINORITY GROUPS WITH UN-
WRITTEN LANGUAGE.—In the case of a minority 
group that is not American Indian or Alaska 
Native, if the language of that minority group is 
unwritten, a State or political subdivision sub-
ject to the prohibition of subsection (b) shall only 
be required to furnish that minority group, in 
the covered language, oral instructions, assist-
ance, translation of voting materials, and other 
information relating to registration and voting. 
‘‘(3) WRITTEN
TRANSLATIONS
FOR
ELECTION 
WORKERS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a State 
or political division subject to the prohibition of sub-
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