3.0.0 934 2023-01-11T13:28:29Z 2023-01-11T13:28:29Z House HR 2015-02-12 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas:H.R. 934.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 18)[Page H1036]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-16T20:33:46Z Referred to 2015-02-12T15:01:00Z 2015-03-16 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2015-02-12 True H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2015-02-12 True Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional districts and representation Intergovernmental relations Judicial procedure and administration Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations Voting rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2015-02-12 Introduced in House 2015-03-10T20:18:16Z Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015

Requires a state that enacts a congressional redistricting plan prior to the next decennial census and apportionment of Representatives to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance from the Attorney General that such plan does not have the purpose or effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race or color or in contravention of the guarantees of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

]]> Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015 Display Title Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To require any State which, after enacting a Congressional redistricting plan after a decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, enacts a subsequent Congressional redistricting plan prior to the next decennial census and apportionment of Representatives, to obtain a declaratory judgment or preclearance in the manner provided under section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in order for the subsequent plan to take effect. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Redistricting and Voter Protection Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr934ih/xml/BILLS-114hr934ih.xml 2015-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.