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HCONRES 216 109th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Congress Government Operations and Politics Legislation Voting rights

Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress observes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and encourages all Americans to do the same, it will advance the legacy of the…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress observes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and encourages all Americans to do the same, it will advance the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by ensuring the continued effectiveness of the Act to protect the voting rights of all Americans.

Introduced: July 22, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 27, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 27, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 27, 2005
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 72.
Jul 27, 2005
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-195.
Jul 22, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jul 22, 2005
Introduced in House
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States that Congress: (1) observes and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; (2) pledges to advance the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to ensure its continued effectiveness in protecting the voting rights of all Americans; and (3) encourages all Americans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What's happening now July 27, 2005

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SRES 232 Related bill A resolution celebrating the 40th anniversary of the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and reaffirming the com…
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 26, 2005
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 22, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 216: Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress observes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and encourages all Americans to do the same, it will advance the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by ensuring the continued effectiveness of the Act to protect the voting rights of all Americans.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-216/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 216: Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress observes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and encourages all Americans to do the same, it will advance the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by ensuring the continued effectiveness of the Act to protect the voting rights of all Americans.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-216/.
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H. Con. Res. 216, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-216/.
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[H. Con. Res. 216: Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress observes the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and encourages all Americans to do the same, it will advance the legacy of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by ensuring the continued effectiveness of the Act to protect the voting rights of all Americans.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-216/)
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