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HR 5854 94th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional 10 years and to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites to voting.

Introduced: April 10, 1975 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 94th Congress ended
It never became law before the 94th Congress (1975–1976) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 10, 1975
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5854: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional 10 years and to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites to voting.. 94th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5854/
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"H.R. 5854: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional 10 years and to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites to voting.." 94th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5854/.
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H.R. 5854, 94th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5854/.
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[H.R. 5854: A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional 10 years and to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites to voting.](https://openamerica.io/bill/94-HR-5854/)
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