Rep. Nadler: House Passes H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
December 06, 2019
December 06, 2019
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release:
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) of 2019, by a vote of 228-187. The Voting Rights Advancement Act responds to the Supreme Court's 2013 decision inShelby County v. Holderthat effectively gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act's most important enforcement mechanism--its preclearance requirement contained in Section 5--which requires jurisdicti . . .
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA) of 2019, by a vote of 228-187. The Voting Rights Advancement Act responds to the Supreme Court's 2013 decision inShelby County v. Holderthat effectively gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act's most important enforcement mechanism--its preclearance requirement contained in Section 5--which requires jurisdicti . . .