Number: RL33425
Title: The Voting Rights Act of 1965, As Amended: Reauthorization Issues
Authors: Garrine P. Laney, Domestic Social Policy Division; L. Paige Whitaker, American Law Division 
Abstract: With the signature of President Bush on July 27, 2006, H.R. 9 was enacted into law - P.L. 109-246, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. Among other provisions, this act amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by reauthorizing the temporary provisions for 25 years, until 2032.
Pages: 20
Date: October 4, 2006