John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
This page analyzes a single policy using structured scoring, historical evidence, source quality, and measurable outcomes.
Summary
Proposed legislation to restore and modernize Voting Rights Act preclearance protections after Shelby County v. Holder.
How to Read This Record
Impact Reading
Very high documented impact
Evidence Base
Limited evidence from Government sources.
Data Completeness
Good record with 1 source and 1 metric.
Outcome Summary
Would strengthen protections against racially discriminatory voting changes, but did not become law.
Categories
Impact Scores
This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.
Total Impact Score
32
Directness
5
How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.
Material Impact
4
The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.
Evidence
4
Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.
Durability
0
How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.
Equity
5
Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.
Harm Offset
0
Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.
Scoring Notes: Major proposed voting-rights restoration bill that did not pass.
Metrics
Restoration of Voting Rights Act preclearance framework
Black voters • United States
Before
0.00
2020 • binary
After
0.00
2021 • binary
Methodology: Represents failure to restore preclearance protections after Shelby.
Related Promise Tracker
This policy is referenced in tracked presidential promises. Use these records to see how the policy fits into a broader promise, action, and outcome chain.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Restore stronger federal voting-rights protectionsTracked as blocked because major voting-rights legislation advanced in the House but did not clear the Senate, leaving the central federal promise unmet.
Suggested Relationships
These policies may be related based on shared categories, era, and proximity in time.
2021 • Court Case • Unknown party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 0
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 0
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 0
2013 • Court Case • Unknown party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 8
1993 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 28
2006 • Law • Republican Party
Post Civil Rights Era • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 15
Sources
John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Congress.gov • Government
Legislative record
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