,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ai1 #bjac ,mr4 
,al ,gre5 ( ,texas 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,coh51 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,h9ojosa1 
,mr4 ,honda1 & ,ms4 ,moore7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to require any ,/ate :i*1 aft] enact+ a
 ,congressional r$i/rict+ plan aft] a   
dec5nial c5sus & apportionm5t (         
,repres5tatives1 enacts a subsequ5t     
,congressional r$i/rict+ plan prior to !
 next dec5nial c5sus & apportionm5t (   
,repres5tatives1 to obta9 a decl>atory  
judgm5t or precle>ance 9 ! mann] provid$
 "u section #e ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( 
#aife 9 ord] = ! subsequ5t plan to take 
effect4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,r$i/rict+ & ,vot]          
,protection ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,requir+ 
decl>atory judgm5t or precle>ance z     
pr]equisite = multiple congressional    
r$i/rict+ plans enact$ pursuant to same 
dec5nial c5sus & apportionm5t (         

repres5tatives  7a7 ,decl>atory ,judgm5t
 t ,plan ,does ,n ,d5y or ,abridge ,"r  
,to ,vote on ,acc\nt ( ,race or ,color  
,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 aft]
 a ,/ate enacts a ,congressional        
r$i/rict+ plan 9 ! mann] provid$ by law 
aft] an apportionm5t ( ,repres5tatives  
"u section #bb7;a7 ( ! ,act entitl$ ,an 
,act to provide = ! fifte5? & subsequ5t 
dec5nial c5suses & to provide = an      
apportionm5t ( ,repres5tatives 9        
,congress1 approv$ ,june #ah1 #aibi 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #b;a71 any subsequ5t          
,congressional r$i/rict+ plan enact$ by 
! ,/ate prior to ! next apportionm5t (  
,repres5tatives "u su* section %all n   
take effect unless & until--  7#a7 !    
,/ate comm5ces a civil action 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,di/rict (   
,columbia = a decl>atory judgm5t t su*  
subsequ5t plan nei!r has ! purpose nor w
 h ! effect ( d5y+ or abridg+ ! "r to   
vote on acc\nt ( race or color1 or 9    
contrav5tion ( ! gu>antees set =? 9     
section #d7;f77#b7 ( ! ,vot+ ,rights    

,act ( #aife 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc;b7b772
 &  7#b7 ! c\rt ent]s su* a decl>atory  
judgm5t4  7b7 ,precle>ance ,a subsequ5t 
,congressional r$i/rict+ plan describ$ 9
 subsection 7a7 may take effect if--    
7#a7 ! *ief legal (fic] or o!r          
appropriate (ficial ( ! ,/ate involv$   
submits ! plan to ! ,attorney ,g5]al & !
 ,attorney ,g5]al has n int]pos$ an     
objection )9 #fj days ( su* submission2 
or  7#b7 ^u good cause %[n1 to          
facilitate an exp$it$ approval )9 #fj   
days ( su* submission1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al has affirmatively indicat$ t su* 
objection w n be made4  7c7 ,application
 ( ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife ,=        
purposes ( ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife1
 a decl>atory judgm5t "u subsection 7a7 
or a precle>ance "u subsection 7b71 & ! 
proce$+s relat$ to su* judgm5t or       
precle>ance1 %all be treat$ z a         
decl>atory judgm5t or precle>ance "u    
section #e ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aigc;c74  #c4 ,no effect on r$i/rict+  
plans enact$ pursuant to c\rt ord]      

,section #a does n apply ) respect to   
any subsequ5t ,congressional r$i/rict+  
plan describ$ 9 section #a7;a7 if ! plan
 is enact$ by a ,/ate pursuant to a c\rt
 ord] 9 ord] to comply ) ! ,con/itution 
or to en=ce ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aigc et seq474