HR 2769 · 96th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Voting Rights Act Repealer Amendments Act of 1979

Introduced 1979-03-08· Sponsored by Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-18]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1979-03-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voting Rights Act Repealer Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to repeal the prohibitions against voting qualifications, prerequisites, tests, or devices which abridge the right of a citizen to vote who is a member of a language minority. Repeals bilingual election requirements that States and other political subdivisions make available registration and voting materials, and voting assistance in languages other than English in areas where more than five percent of the citizens belong to a single language minority.…

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Cosponsors (20)

4 Democrats16 Republicans
Rep. McCloskey, Paul N., Jr. [R-CA-12]CA
Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41]
Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]
Rep. Abdnor, James [R-SD-2]
Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]
Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43]
Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3]
Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35]NY
Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4]
Rep. Duncan, Robert B. [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8]
Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20]
Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]
Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7]
Rep. Mollohan, Robert H. [D-WV-1]WV
Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-22]
Rep. Royer, William [R-CA-11]
Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]