Number: 95-896
Title: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: Its History and Current Issues
Authors: Garrine P. Laney, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: Several bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress concerning the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) that would rename the short title of the act, and address its bilingual provisions and issues of deceptive practices and voter intimidation during elections. H.R. 745 and S. 188 would rename the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-246), which was enacted on July 27, 2006. H.R. 745 would add the names of Cesar E. Chavez and Barbara C. Jordan to the act; while S. 188, in addition to these two names, would add the names of William C. Velasquez and Dr. Hector P. Garcia. The Senate passed S. 188, as amended, on February 15, 2007. H.R. 5971, H.R. 769 and S. 1335, among other provisions, would change the bilingual requirements of the VRA.
Pages: 55
Date: June 12, 2008