HR 767 · 99th 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 1985-01-28· Sponsored by Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-20]· 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 Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1985-03-06)

Plain Language Summary

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

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Cosponsors (10)

2 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8]OH
Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38]CA
Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1]KS
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]TX
Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2]WA
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22]TX