Constitutional Challenges Loom Over Proposed Voting Bill The sprawling legislation, known as H.R. 1, could result in lawsuits leading to a dozen Supreme Court cases, legal experts said. Casting ballots in Des Moines in October. The voting rights bill passed by the House in March links many provisions that could face individual legal challenges.Credit...Kathryn Gamble for The New York Times May 5, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET WASHINGTON — If the sweeping voting rights bill that the House passed in March overcomes substantial hurdles in the Senate to become law, it would reshape American elections and represent a triumph for Democrats eager to combat the wave of election restrictions moving through Republican-controlled state legislatures.