Union Calendar No. 389

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 351

[Report No. 104–728]

A BILL

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to elimiing requirements. nate certain provisions relating to bilingual votJULY 31, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 389

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 351

[Report No. 104–728]

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain provisions

relating to bilingual voting requirements.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mr. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

JULY 31, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mr. PETRI, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. LIVINGSTON, Mr. HANCOCK, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. ROTH, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. NORWOOD, Mrs. CHENOWETH,

Mr. GOSS, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. DELAY, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr.

ROHRABACHER, Mr. NEY, Mr. BONO, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. HORN, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. CALLAHAN, Mr. BAKER of

California, Mr. KING, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr.

SAXTON, Mr. EWING, Mrs. SEASTRAND, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. KIM, Mr. ARCHER, Mr. PACKARD, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, Mr. BARR of Georgia, Mr. HOKE, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr.

KNOLLENBERG, Mr. JONES, Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr.

HERGER, Mr. WICKER, Mr. MOORHEAD, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. MCKEON,

Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, and Mrs. CUBIN

JULY 31, 1996

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain

provisions relating to bilingual voting requirements.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bilingual Voting Re5 quirements Repeal Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS.

7 (a) BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section

8 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa–

9 1a) is repealed.

10 (b) VOTING RIGHTS.—Section 4 of the Voting Rights

11 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973b) is amended by striking

12 subsection (f).

13 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

14 (a) REFERENCES TO SECTION 203.—The Voting

15 Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended—

16 (1) in section 204, by striking ‘‘or 203,’’; and

17 (2) in the first sentence of section 205, by

18 striking ‘‘, 202, or 203’’ and inserting ‘‘or 202’’.

19 (b) REFERENCES TO SECTION 4.— The Voting

20 Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended—
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1 (1) in sections 2(a), 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4(d), 5, 6,

2 and 13, by striking ‘‘, or in contravention of the

3 guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)’’;

4 (2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) of section

5 4(a), by striking ‘‘or (in the case of a State or sub6 division seeking a declaratory judgment under the

7 second sentence of this subsection) in contravention

8 of the guarantees of subsection (f)(2)’’; and

9 (3) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (5) of section

10 4(a), by striking ‘‘or (in the case of a State or sub11 division which sought a declaratory judgment under

12 the second sentence of this subsection) that denials

13 or abridgments of the right to vote in contravention

14 of the guarantees of subsection (f)(2) have occurred

15 anywhere in the territory of such State or subdivi16 sion’’.

17 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

18 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bilingual Voting Re19 quirements Repeal Act of 1996’’.

20 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS.

21 (a) BILINGUAL ELECTION REQUIREMENTS.—Section

22 203 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa–

23 1a) is repealed.
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1 (b) VOTING RIGHTS.—Section 4 of the Voting Rights

2 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973b) is amended by striking sub3 section (f).

4 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

5 (a) REFERENCES TO SECTION 203.—The Voting

6 Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended—

7 (1) in section 204, by striking ‘‘or 203,’’; and

8 (2) in section 205, by striking ‘‘, 202, or 203’’

9 and inserting ‘‘or 202’’.

10 (b) REFERENCES TO SECTION 4.— The Voting Rights

11 Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended—

12 (1) in sections 2(a), 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4(d), 5, 6,

13 and 13, by striking ‘‘, or in contravention of the

14 guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)’’;

15 (2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) of section 4(a),

16 by striking ‘‘or (in the case of a State or subdivision

17 seeking a declaratory judgment under the second sen18 tence of this subsection) in contravention of the guar19 antees of subsection (f)(2)’’;

20 (3) in paragraph (1)(B) of section 4(a), by strik21 ing ‘‘or (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking

22 a declaratory judgment under the second sentence of

23 this subsection) that denials or abridgements of the

24 right to vote in contravention of the guarantees of
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1 subsection (f)(2) have occurred anywhere in the terri2 tory of such State or subdivision’’; and

3 (4) in paragraph (5) of section 4(a), by striking

4 ‘‘or (in the case of a State or subdivision which

5 sought a declaratory judgment under the second sen6 tence of this subsection) that denials or abridgements

7 of the right to vote in contravention of the guarantees

8 of subsection (f)(2) have occurred anywhere in the ter9 ritory of such State or subdivision’’.