H.R. 8770 would amend the Voting Rights Act to expand voting access for people with limited English proficiency, authorize grants to states to distribute translated voting materials, and require the Government Accountability Office to study the effect of providing translated voting materials in additional languages. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 8770 would not affect direct spending or revenues. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $15 million to carry out the grant program; other provisions of the bill would increase administrative costs not covered by that authorization. CBO has not estimated the full discretionary costs of implementing the bill. CBO has excluded sections 2 and 3 of H.R. 8770 from review under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act because those sections would enforce the constitutional rights of individuals. Other provisions of the bill contain no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates.
