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HR 4961 106th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Government Operations and Politics Voting rights

Voting Rights Clarification Act of 2000

Introduced: July 26, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 10, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jul 26, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 26, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Voting Rights Clarification Act of 2000 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to state that the purpose of denying or abridging the voting right is not limited to the purpose or intent to retrogress but can be any purpose or intent to discriminate.
What's happening now August 10, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 11
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 19, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 19, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 19, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 26, 2000
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 26, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4961: Voting Rights Clarification Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4961/
MLA
"H.R. 4961: Voting Rights Clarification Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4961/.
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H.R. 4961, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4961/.
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