Watch live: Warnock, Durbin reintroduce voting rights bill named for John Lewis
The duo introduced a similar bill last year seeking to 'strengthen our democracy by reestablishing preclearance for jurisdictions with a pattern of voting rights violations, protecting minority communities subject to discriminatory voting practices, and defending election workers from threats and intimidation,' according to a press release.
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) unveiled the House bill earlier this year.
The legislation is named after the prominent civil rights activist and late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who died in 2020 at the age of 80.
Their remarks are scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. EDT.
Watch the live video above.
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