[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4637 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4637

  To assure compliance with the guarantees of the 5th, 14th, and 15th 
amendments to the Constitution by prohibiting the intentional creation 
     of legislative districts which favor or discriminate against 
 individuals based on the race, color, national origin, or language of 
                     voters within such districts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 23, 1994

 Mr. Bonilla introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To assure compliance with the guarantees of the 5th, 14th, and 15th 
amendments to the Constitution by prohibiting the intentional creation 
     of legislative districts which favor or discriminate against 
 individuals based on the race, color, national origin, or language of 
                     voters within such districts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION.

    It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, in the 
establishment of districts for the election of members to any Federal, 
State, or local multi-member body with legislative functions, to create 
any such district with the intent to prevent or assure that a majority 
in that district are people of a particular race, color, or national 
origin, or who speak a particular language.

SEC. 2. CIVIL ACTION.

    Any person who is aggrieved by a violation of section 1 may, in a 
civil action, obtain appropriate relief.

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