HR 4429 · 98th 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.

Introduced 1983-11-16· Sponsored by Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20]· House

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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.(1983-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Repeals the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require ballots and other election materials be available in a language other than English.…

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Cosponsors (10)

1 Democrat9 Republicans
Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]WI
Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-23]CA
Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Badham, Robert E. [R-CA-40]CA
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19]CA
Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]VA