As we honor the life and legacy of the esteemed U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a longtime Congressman from Georgia and fearless champion of civil rights and voting equality who died almost 5 years ago on ...

WASHINGTON — With the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Mongtomery marches just around the corner, the American Civil Liberties Union urges Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting ... severely weakened ...

Bills have been introduced in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maryland and New Jersey this session.

New York's and Washington state's voting rights acts have survived legal challenges over the past two years. The federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 was ... Selma marcher John Lewis' name in federal ...

and all of his Democrat colleagues introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and modernize the protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It would also ...

As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ ...

leading to the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act aims to honor this legacy by reinforcing the VRA's protections and addressing ...

Sixty years ago today the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March concluded with Martin Luther King Jr. speaking before a ...

Impacts for married women, military, rural and young voters ... Landsman supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which is also pending in Congress. It would restore the 1965 Voting Rights ...

A commemoration earlier this month of the 1965 ... marcher John Lewis’ name in federal legislation several times in recent years, attempting to restore sections of the Voting Rights Act that ...

The House of Representatives chamber has been the site of some of history’s greatest strides for the freedom to vote. It’s ...