CONGRESSMAN BISHOP CO-LEADS LEGISLATION, NAMED IN HONOR OF JOHN LEWIS, TO RESTORE & MODERNIZE VOTING RIGHTS ACT PROTECTIONS
September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023:
Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) co-led the introduction of H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would protect the right to vote and safeguard American democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). It is named in honor of the late John Lewis, an iconic leader of the Civil R . . .
Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA02) co-led the introduction of H.R. 14, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would protect the right to vote and safeguard American democracy by restoring and modernizing the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). It is named in honor of the late John Lewis, an iconic leader of the Civil R . . .