Overview

• Senators Raphael Warnock and Chuck Schumer led the reintroduction of the bill in the GOP-controlled Senate.
• The legislation would reestablish preclearance requirements, permit same-day voter registration, bar voter roll purges, and provide legal remedies for disenfranchised voters.
• The measure marks Democrats’ latest effort after Shelby County v. Holder and lapsed reauthorizations weakened Voting Rights Act protections.
• Senate Republicans are poised to block the bill through a filibuster, leaving its prospects for passage slim.
• President Trump and Texas Republicans are advancing early redistricting plans aimed at netting the GOP additional U.S. House seats.