,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ag  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ae1     
#bjac ,ms4 ,fudge 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,*u1 &
 ,mr4 ,grijalva7 submitt$ ! foll[+      
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution         
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress t a day    
%\ld be designat$ z ,national ,vot+     
,rights ,act ,mobilization ,day4  ,:]eas
 ! affirmation ( ! ,decl>ation (        
,indep5d5ce t 8all m5 are creat$ equal0 
too (t5 has be5 disreg>d$ ?r\gh\t our   
,nation's hi/ory2 ,:]eas vot+ is !      
fundam5tal political "r because x is    
8pres]vative ( all rights02 ,:]eas !    
f\rte5? & fifte5? am5dm5ts to !         
,con/itution prohibit racial            
discrim9ation 9 vot+ by ! ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 :5 ,congress enact$ ! ,vot+ ,rights    
,act ( #aife1 c]ta9 ,/ates employ$ te/s 
& devices t 7 race-neutral on _! face b 
7 us$ to prev5t racial m9orities f      
regi/]+ & vot+2 ,:]eas :5 ,congress     

enact$ ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife1    
c]ta9 ,/ates & _! political subdivisions
 _h resort$ to sub/itut+ new            
discrim9atory practices = ones t 7      
enjo9$ by ! ,f$]al c\rts1 requir+       
aggriev$ pla9tiffs to assume ! burd5 (  
repeat$ litigation to v9dicate _!       
f\rte5? & fifte5? am5dm5t rights2 ,:]eas
 ,congress enact$ section #e ( ! ,vot+  
,rights ,act ( #aife to require c]ta9   
,/ates & political subdivisions to      
submit new or modifi$ vot+ practices =  
,f$]al review be=e !y c be us$2 ,:]eas  
,congress reau?oriz$ section #e ( !     
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 9 #aigj1     
#aige1 & #aihb aft] f9d+ a cont9u+      
patt]n ( racial discrim9ation 9 vot+ by 
! cov]$ jurisdictions2 ,:]eas ! ,supreme
 ,c\rt repeat$ly has upheld section #e  
aga9/ con/itutional *all5ges1 & po9t$ to
 section #e z a model = ! appropriate   
ex]cise ( ,congress' en=cem5t au?ority  
"u ! ,recon/ruction ,am5dm5ts2 ,:]eas   
section #e has prov5 to be "o ( ! mo/   
effective provisions ( ! ,vot+ ,rights  

,act ( #aife 9 block+ & det]r+ _m ?\s&s 
( discrim9atory vot+ practices t w\ld h 
d5i$ or abridg$ ! ability ( m9ority     
citiz5s to regi/]1 vote1 & elect        
c&idates ( _! *oice2 ,:]eas ,congress 9 
#bjjf reau?oriz$ section #e by ov]:elm+ 
m>g9s bas$ ^u an ext5sive record (      
cont9u$ racial vot+ discrim9ation )9 !  
cov]$ jurisdictions2 ,:]eas section #e  
cont9ues to require ,f$]al review =     
*anges 9 all or "p ( #af ,/ates )       
hi/ories ( (ficial discrim9ation1 :]e ! 
legislative record %[$ t ! bulk ( racial
 vot+ discrim9ation has rema9$          
conc5trat$2 ,:]eas ,/ates & political   
subdivisions t %[ a clean rec5t record (
 vot+ rights compliance c 8bail out0 f  
section #e cov]age2 ,:]eas !re are ongo+
 election problems 9 bo? ! cov]$ & !    
non-cov]$ ,/ates :i* urg5tly require !  
att5tion ( ,congress1 includ+ vot+      
delays1 badly design$ & execut$ vot]    
purges1 unduly re/rictive vot]          
id5tification laws1 & deceptive &       
intimidat+ phone calls1 fly]s1 &        

billbo>ds1 b ^! problems d n necess>ily 
require ! non-cov]$ ,/ates to comply ) !
 section #e precle>ance rem$y2 ,:]eas   
section #e ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (     
#aife rema9s necess>y to protect !      
h>d-won ga9s 9 m9ority electoral        
p>ticipation 9 ! cov]$ ,/ates s9ce #aife
 aga9/ ! imposition ( new racially      
discrim9atory vot+ practices2 ,:]eas !  
,supreme ,c\rt is s*$ul$ to he> oral    
argum5ts 9 a con/itutional *all5ge to ! 
#bjjf reau?orization ( section #e2 &    
,:]eas ,febru>y #bg w\ld be an          
appropriate day = ! ,nation to focus ^u 
! hi/oric & cont9u+ importance ( ! ,vot+
 ,rights ,act ( #aife 9 ensur+ equality 
at ! ballot box3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x 
is ! s5se ( ,congress t a day %\ld be   
designat$ z ,national ,vot+ ,rights ,act
 ,mobilization ,day1 to rem9d all       
,am]icans ( ! critical role t ! ,vot+   
,rights ,act ( #aife cont9ues to play 9 
protect+ ! "r to vote1 & = !m to voice  
_! support = ?is l&m>k civil rights law4