1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 . 2. Findings and purposes (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Constitution explicitly and implicitly grants Congress broad general powers to legislate on issues relating to Indian Tribes, powers consistently described as plenary and exclusive. These powers arise from the grant of authority in the Indian Commerce Clause and through legislative matters arising under the Treaty Clause. (2) The Federal Government is responsible for upholding the obligations that the Federal Government has agreed to through treaties, legislation, and Executive orders, referred to as the Federal trust responsibility toward Indian Tribes and their members. (3) The Supreme Court has repeatedly relied on the nature of this government to government relationship between the United States and sovereign Indian Tribes for congressional authority to enact legislation that singles out Indians for particular and special treatment. Morton v. Mancari, 417 U.S. 535, 554–555 (1974). (4) Legislation removing barriers to Native American voting is vital for the fulfillment of Congress’s unique obligation toward Indians, particularly ensuring that Native American voters are fully included as qualified members of the modern body politic. Board of County Comm’rs v. Seber, 318 U.S. 705, 715 (1943). (5) Under the Elections Clause of article I, section 4 of the Constitution, Congress has additional power to regulate any election conducted at least in part to select Members of Congress. Taken together, the Indian Commerce Clause and the Election Clause give Congress broad authority to enact legislation to safeguard the voting rights of Native American voters. (6) Despite Congress’s decision to grant Native Americans Federal citizenship, and with it the protections of the Fifteenth Amendment, with passage of the Act of June 2, 1924 ( Public Law 68–233