To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Education, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H79E7E0AEC0B84E1380D6D199B8D182D7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023.
- Section H405D8939713C4CC8891816BC1F212F10: 2. Vote dilution, denial, and abridgment claims Section 2(a) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301(a)) is amended— by inserting after applied by...
- Section H4FD90EE6E82846689D4E6A6FDD8FF2CA: 3. Retrogression Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), as amended by section 2 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the...
- Section HA3AE2877EB7D49858DE171D64FA2936D: 4. Violations triggering authority of court to retain jurisdiction Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10302(c)) is amended by striking...
- Section H0C85E48959474BCB8E833612EFE53E3B: 5. Criteria for coverage of States and political subdivisions Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10303(b)) is amended to read as follows:...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Education, Labor
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Sewell (for herself, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
each group which section 2 protects from the denial or abridgement of the right to vote on account of race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)
each group which section 2 protects from the denial or abridgement of the right to vote on account of race or color, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)
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