HR 9 · 109th Congress · Government Operations and Politics
Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
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EnactedLatest: Became Public Law No: 109-246.(2006-07-27)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 2006-07-20
Roll #212 ↗Yea 98Nay 0
PassedSenate · 2006-07-20
Roll #212 ↗Yea 98Nay 0
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Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise requirements for: (1) the use of election examiners and observers; (2) declaratory judgment on the issue of voting qualifications or standards intended to diminish the ability of U.S. citizens to elect preferred candidates; and (3) award of attorney fees in enforcement proceedings to include expert fees and other reasonable costs of litigation. Extends bilingual election requirements through August 5, 2032. Revises the requirements for determining states and political subdivisions covered by them to require use of 2010 American Community Survey census data. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the prohibition against the use of tests or devices to deny the right to vote in any federal, state, or local election. Extends both the prohibition and the date for mandatory congressional reconsideration of it.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 9, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
May 17, 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 10, 2006</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 9, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
May 17, 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 10, 2006
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
18 Democrats2 Republicans