Democratic Senators Reintroduce John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 29: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joins civil rights and voting rights advocates for a rally to reintroduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act outside the U.S. Capitol on July 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Sixty years after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) was violently attacked crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, the legislation that bears his name would restore and strengthen parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, including the requirement for states and jurisdictions with a history of voting rights violations to seek federal approval before enacting certain changes to their voting laws. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)