HR 2565 · 97th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Introduced 1981-03-17· Sponsored by Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on House Administration.(1981-03-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to require polling places in Presidential, Vice Presidential, or Congressional elections to close at 11 post meridian, eastern standard time (or the local equivalent).…

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

Cosponsors (16)

14 Democrats1 Republican1 Independent
Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12]MI
Resident Commissioner Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large]PR
Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1]CT
Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5]IA
Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36]NY
Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4]CT
Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]PA
Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]CA
Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14]OH
Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]IL
Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]MN