HR 4917 · 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 and to permit the States to determine whether such ballots and materials are necessary.

Introduced 1984-02-23· 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.(1984-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Repeals the provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that require that ballots and other election materials be available in a language other than English. States that nothing in this Act shall prohibit any State from providing ballots in any language other than English if local conditions so require.…

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Cosponsors (4)

4 Republicans