Over 150 companies call on Congress to pass voting rights legislation

• The bill would restore an updated version of the Justice Department's preclearance authority to approve voting changes in jurisdictions with a history of discrimination.
• Other signatories include Macy’s, Ikea, Nestlé USA, Patagonia and Cisco.

What they're saying: “Despite decades of progress, impediments to exercising the right to vote persist in many states, especially for communities of color,” the group wrote in a letter to members of Congress.

• “We need federal protections to safeguard this fundamental right for all Americans," the letter reads.