; Whereas the courts have found the congressional and, in some cases, State legislative district maps in Texas, North Carolina, Florida, and Wisconsin to be gerrymandered districts that were created with the intent of interfering with the constitutional right to vote; Whereas the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court decision calls on Congress to fix the formula in the Voting Rights Act of 1965; Whereas in 33 States, some form of restrictive voting law has been instituted since 2013; Whereas these restrictive voting laws encompass cutbacks in early voting, voter roll purges, placement of faulty equipment in minority communities, requirement of photo identification—the procurement of which amounts to a modern day poll tax, and elimination of same-day registration; Whereas more than 80 million minority, elderly, poor, and disabled voters could be disenfranchised by these changes in voting; Whereas in 2016, discriminatory laws in North Carolina, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and Texas have been ruled unconstitutional and overturned by the courts; Whereas there are local elected officials who refuse to adhere to Federal court decisions that have struck down suppressive voting laws instituted since the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder case; Whereas there is much more work to be done to ensure all Americans have the right to vote; Whereas National Voter Registration Day is September 25; and Whereas the month of September would be an appropriate month to designate as National Voting Rights Month : Now, therefore, be it