,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #afd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bg1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,veasey 7= himself1 ,ms4     
,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mrs4 ,watson       
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,t$ ,lieu ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 ,pocan7  
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution     
,express+ ! support = ! passage ( !     
,vot+ ,rights ,advancem5t ,act ( #bjae4 
,:]eas ! "r to vote1 gu>ante$ by ! #ae? 
am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1 is "o ( !    
fundam5tal rights 9 :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
political sy/em is built1 & = :i* _m    
brave ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s f\ght1 bl$1 
& di$ to secure2 ,:]eas ! ,vot+ ,rights 
,act ( #aife prev5ts dis5fran*isem5t (  
vot]s due to race1 color1 or language1 &
 0 in/rum5tal 9 all[+ millions ( m9ority
 ,unit$ ,/ates citiz5s to vote = ! fir/ 
"t2 ,:]eas ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife 
provides ext5sive vot] protections = ! p
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates includ+ section #e1  

:i* requir$ cov]$ jurisdictions1 ^?     
locales ) a hi/ory ( re/rict+ ! m9ority 
vote1 to receive ,f$]al approval be=e   
alt]+ vot+ practices & proc$ures2 ,:]eas
 ! #bjac ,supreme ,c\rt decision 9      
,%elby ,c\nty v4 ,hold] effectively     
dismantl$ ?is key provision ( ! ,vot+   
,rights ,act ( #aife by /rik+ section   
#d7;b71 ! cov]age =mula us$ to id5tify  
cov]age jurisdictions2 ,:]eas s9ce ?is  
decision1 a wave ( vot] suppression     
tactics h be5 enact$ 9 #cc ,/ates t h   
implem5t$ laws t make x difficult =     
traditionally dis5fran*is$ communities  
to ex]cise _! "r to vote2 ,:]eas ^!     
pres5t conditions repres5t a vot+ crisis
 caus$ by vot] suppression &            
intimidation tactics =m]ly rem$i$ by !  
orig9al ,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife2     
,:]eas on sev]al occasions s9ce #aife & 
mo/ rec5tly z ( #bjjf1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,congress has recogniz$ ! ne$ to am5d1  
ext5d1 & /r5g!n ! ,vot+ ,rights ,act (  
#aife 9 a broad bip>tisan fa%ion2 ,:]eas
 ,congress has ! au?ority to create a   

new =mula1 bas$ on curr5t conditions1 to
 det]m9e :i* jurisdictions mu/ submit to
 pre-cle>ance "u section #e ( ! ,vot+   
,rights ,act ( #aife2 & ,:]eas ,congress
 has ! opportunity to create & pass su* 
a =mula 9 ! propos$ ,vot+ ,rights       
,advancem5t ,act ( #bjae3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be
 x  ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 obs]ves &       
recognizes ! new crisis ( vot]          
suppression tactics t h be5 enact$ by   
,/ates & localities s9ce ! ,%elby ,c\nty
 v4 ,hold] ,supreme ,c\rt decision2 &   
7#b7 urges congressional lead]%ip to    
all[ = an imm$iate vote on ! ,vot+      
,rights ,advancem5t ,act ( #bjae4