U.S. Congress - H.R.9 Voting Rights Reauthorization bill
H.R.9 - Voting Rights Reauthorization bill
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. view all titles (6)
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- Popular: Voting Rights Reauthorization bill.
- Short: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 as introduced.
- Short: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 as passed house.
- Short: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 as passed senate.
- Short: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 as enacted.
- Official: To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. as introduced.
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| Number | Date Offered | Status | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.Amdt1186 | Jul 13th | Fail | An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 109-554 which seeks to provide for an expedited, proactive procedure to bail out from coverage under the preclearance portions of the Voting Rights Act, by requiring the Department of Justice to assemble a list of all jurisdictions eligible for bailout and to notify the jurisdictions. The Department of Justice is then required to consent to the entry of a declaratory judgment allowing bailout if a jurisdiction appears on the list. Adds a three-year initial time period (and annually thereafter) for assembly of the bailout list by the Department of Justice. (View on THOMAS) |
| H.Amdt1185 | Jul 13th | Fail | An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 109-554 which seeks to strike sections 7 and 8 from the bill. Sections 7 and 8 relate to multilingual ballots and use of American Community Survey census data, and they would automatically expire in 2007. (View on THOMAS) |
| H.Amdt1184 | Jul 13th | Fail | An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 109-554 to make the reauthorization period 10 years, rather than the 25 years proposed in the act. (View on THOMAS) |
| H.Amdt1183 | Jul 13th | Fail | An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 109-554 to update the formula in section 4 of the Voting Rights Act that determines which states and jurisdictions will be covered under Section 5 of the act. This updated formula would be a rolling test based off of the last three presidential elections. Any state would be subject to Section 5 if it currently has a discriminatory test in place or voter turnout of less than 50% in any of the three most recent presidential elections. (View on THOMAS) |
| H.Amdt1182 | Jul 13th | Offered | Amendment information not available. (View on THOMAS) |
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