POSITIVE Democracy & Voting Rights 119th Congress

H.R.14 John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — restores federal preclearance of voting law changes in states with histories of discrimination (119th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Restores VRA § 5 preclearance gutted by Shelby County; documented suppression continues.

VRA § 5 preclearance, invalidated by Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 529 (2013)

15th Amendment
Brennan Center: 30 states enacted 110+ restrictive laws since 2020

Who Lobbied on This Bill

$3.8M combined quarterly activity

5 lobbying firms

5 clients represented

2025-first_quarter–2026-first_quarter filing period

Policy Areas Covered

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Government Issues

Government Entities Lobbied

Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of the Census
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Education, Dept of
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
General Services Administration (GSA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
SENATE
Social Security Administration (SSA)
State, Dept of (DOS)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. Customs & Border Protection
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
White House Office

Who Hired the Lobbyists

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL U.S. (A PROJECT OF THE FUND FOR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVT) nonprofit organization
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
EARTHJUSTICE

Source: Senate LDA filings · Dollar figures are combined quarterly totals for all lobbying by each firm, not bill-specific spend.

Voting Rights Advancement Act reintroduction. 29 states enacted 90+ documented voting restrictions since 2020 (Brennan Center data).