Information about the vote from special interest groups and other information providers in our Report Cards:
American Civil Liberties Union
Voting Rights Act Reauthorization.
The House of Representatives passed the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization.NAACP
VOTING RIGHTS ACT REAUTHORIZATION AND RENEWAL.
H.R. 9 / The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act
Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 / Final Passage
Final passage of the legislation reauthorizing and renewing the expiring provisions of
the 1965 Voting Rights Act.AFL-CIO
Voting Rights Act/ Final Passage.
H.R.9—The Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 is a direct response to the evidence of continuing voter discrimination. It renews critical provisions of the Voting Rights Act for 25 years and restores the ability of the U.S. attorney general to block implementation of voting changes motivated by discriminatory purposes. The bill also clarifies that Section 5 is intended to protect the ability of minority citizens to elect their candidates of choice and authorizes recovery of expert witness fees in Voting Rights Act enforcement lawsuits. The bill was approved.American Association of University Women
Voting Rights Act Reauthorization.
The House passed the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act (VRA) Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. Championed by Rep. James F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), this legislation reauthorized three key VRA provisions that were set to expire in August 2007. These provisions prevent jurisdictions with a history of discrimination from implementing discriminatory voting practices, require these jurisdictions to provide language assistance to citizens with limited English proficiency, and authorize the federal government to use election observers to monitor VRA compliance. The Senate also passed VRA reauthorization without amendment, and the bill was signed into law by President Bush.
This group enthusiastically supported this bill. VRA is considered the most effective civil rights law in American history for its ability to protect the right of all Americans to vote. VRA oversight hearings found significant evidence that barriers to equal minority voter participation remain, so these protections need continued enforcement. A
National Education Association
Voting Rights Act.
This group supported passage of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization (H.R. 9), which reauthorized expiring sections of the Voting Rights Act dealing with prohibitions on implementation of any voting change motivated by a discriminatory purpose; equal access for language minority citizens; and federal observers to enforce the Act. The bill was passed.National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
Voting Rights Act Reauthorization/Passage.
This legislation would extend provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act for 25 more years. Some House members objected to extending provisions in the Act that provide bilingual assistance
to voters, as well as those that require jurisdictions with a history of voter discrimination to pre-clear any voting law
changes with the federal government. Amendments to alter those provisions were rejected, and the Act was reauthorized. This group supported reauthorization of all provisions of the
Act because we believe that our nation still needs the protection of the Voting Rights Act to ensure fair and equal participation
of all citizens in our democratic process.Service Employees International Union
Congress Reauthorizes Voting Rights Act.
With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House voted to reauthorize key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) set to expire this year.
For nearly half a century these provisions have eliminated hurdles to voting for African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and other minority groups. By helping to protect the right to vote in states with histories of discrimination against minority voters and providing bilingual election materials in areas with large minority populations, we can help improve everyone’s confidence in the voting booth.