Rep. Nadler: House Judiciary Committee Passes H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
October 23, 2019
October 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Today, the House Judiciary Committee successfully marked-up H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which finally responds to the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder that effectively gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act's most important enforcement mechanism--its preclearance requirement contained in Section 5--by striking down the coverage formula that determined . . .
Today, the House Judiciary Committee successfully marked-up H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which finally responds to the Supreme Court's 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder that effectively gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act's most important enforcement mechanism--its preclearance requirement contained in Section 5--by striking down the coverage formula that determined . . .