HR 1142 · 100th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to terminate the effect of provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require bilingual ballots and election materials and to permit the States to determine whether such ballots and materials are necessary.

Introduced 1987-02-19· Sponsored by Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1987-02-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Makes provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require that ballots and other election materials be available in a language other than English inapplicable to elections taking place after enactment of this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act prohibits States from providing such materials in another language if required by local conditions.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans