,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #i  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1         
#bjag,ms4 ,fudge 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,adams1
 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4    
,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (        
,florida1 ,ms4 ,judy ,*u ( ,cali=nia1   
,ms4 ,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4       
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4  
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4  
,engel1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4
 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1    
,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4   
,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson (
 ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,kelly (    
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4   
,lee1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4
 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1   
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,mr4        
,ri*mond1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4     
,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,david   
,scott ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4   

,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1   
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (             
,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4      
,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1    
,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 & ,ms4 ,wilson (       
,florida7 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 all m5 are creat$ equal   
too (t5 has be5 disreg>d$ ?r\gh\t our   
,nation's hi/ory2 ,:]eas vot+ is !      
fundam5tal political "r because x is    
pres]vative ( all rights2 ,:]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$2 ,:]eas ,/ates & political   
subdivisions t %[ a clean rec5t record (
 vot+ rights compliance c bail out f    
section #e cov]age2 ,:]eas !re are ongo+
 election problems 9 bo? ! cov]$ & !    
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's hold+ 9 ,%elby ,c\nty  
v4 ,hold] sev]ely und]m9$ ! effectiv5ess
 ( section #e2 ,:]eas 9 ! wake ( ?is    
decision vot+ rights h come "u increas$ 
attack 9 ,/ates across ! c\ntry2 &      
,:]eas ! fir/ ,monday 9 ,octob] 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