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HR 934 114th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional districts and representation Intergovernmental relations Judicial procedure and administration Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Voting rights

Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015

Introduced: February 12, 2015 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 12, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015

Requires a state that enacts a congressional redistricting plan prior to the next decennial census and apportionment of Representatives to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance from the Attorney General that such plan does not have the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or in contravention of the guarantees of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What's happening now March 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 12, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 934: Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-934/
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