John – happening today:  

The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 2pm ET for an important hearing on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. 

The bill would reinstate vital voter protections from the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that have been gutted by disastrous Supreme Court rulings over the last decade. 

If RepresentUs members can make 250 calls in support of this legislation before the hearing starts in 3 hours, we can help build public pressure to pass this bill. 

Will you call the leadership of the Senate Judiciary Committee right now to demand they pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act?

• For over 40 years, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected voters from racially discriminatory election laws.
• Despite strong bipartisan support for the Voting Rights Act, including a unanimous Senate vote to reauthorize the bill in 2006, the Supreme Court hobbled the legislation over the past decade.
• Since the Supreme Court first undermined the law in 2013, voter suppression laws that disproportionately impact minority voters have exploded in states.
• The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is our chance to reverse this racist trend by restoring the 1965 Voting Rights Act and protecting the right of every American to cast a safe and legal ballot. 
• This bill is an important companion bill to the Freedom to Vote Act.

From the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to the floor of Congress in Washington, John Lewis dedicated his entire life to fighting for democracy. This bill honors his legacy in the best way possible – by protecting the civil and voting rights of millions of Americans. 

Take two minutes to pick up the phone right now and call Senate Judiciary Committee members. Tell them you support the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act. 

Thank you,

Damon Effingham Director, Federal Reform RepresentUs