HR 3112
97th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Bilingual election requirements
Bilingualism
Blind
Civil Rights and Liberties
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Election administration
Eskimos
Literacy tests
Minorities
Native Americans
Physically handicapped
Voter registration
Voting
Voting rights
An act to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend the effect of certain provisions, and for other purposes.
Introduced: April 7, 1981
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-205.
Jun 29, 1982
Signed by President.
Jun 25, 1982
Presented to President.
Jun 24, 1982
Measure Signed in Senate.
Jun 23, 1982
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 23, 1982
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 18, 1982
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1992 amended.
Jun 18, 1982
Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1992 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-8. Record Vote No: 190.
Jun 18, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1992 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-8. Record Vote No: 190.
Oct 14, 1981
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar No.302.
Oct 7, 1981
Received in the Senate and read once. A request that the bill be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary was objected to. A request that the bill be read a second time was objected to. The bill, therefore, is held at the desk.
Oct 7, 1981
Received in the Senate.
Oct 5, 1981
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 24 (Record Vote No: 242).
Oct 5, 1981
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 389 - 24 (Record Vote No: 242).
Oct 5, 1981
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Oct 5, 1981
Committee Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute Considered as an Original Bill for the Purpose of Amendment.
Oct 2, 1981
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Sep 28, 1981
Rule Passed House.
Sep 23, 1981
Supplemental Report Filed by House Committee on Judiciary. House Report No: 97-227 (Part II).
Sep 17, 1981
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.222 Reported to House.
Sep 17, 1981
Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 2 Hours of Debate.
Sep 15, 1981
Placed on Union Calendar No: 154.
Sep 15, 1981
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-227.
Jul 31, 1981
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 31, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 28, 1981
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 21, 1981
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Jul 21, 1981
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 13, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 25, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 24, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 23, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 18, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 17, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 16, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 12, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 10, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 5, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 3, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 28, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 27, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 20, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 19, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 13, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 7, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 6, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 10, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Apr 7, 1981
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Apr 7, 1981
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Title I - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend from August 6, 1982, to August 6, 1992: (1) the time period during which jurisdictions covered by the triggering mechanism must not have used a test or device to deny the right to vote on account of race in order to be released from coverage; and (2) the time period during which changes in voting laws must be precleared with the Federal Government.
Title II - Restates the prohibition against denying the right to vote based on race to prohibit any State from imposing voting practices "in a manner which results in a denial or abridgement" of the right to vote (thus permitting use of indirect proof in proving discrimination).
Title III - Extends the bilingual election requirements from August 6, 1985, to August 6, 1992.
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Became Public Law No: 97-205.
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