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HR 351 104th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Bilingual election requirements Minorities

Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1996

Introduced: January 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
Jul 31, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 104-728.
Jul 16, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 12.
Jul 16, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 23, 1996
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 2.
May 23, 1996
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 18, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 25, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1995 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain bilingual voting requirements and related provisions.

What's happening now July 31, 1996

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1005 Procedurally related National Language Act of 1995
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 22, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 351: Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-351/
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"H.R. 351: Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-351/.
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