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[H.R. 351 Reported in House (RH)]





                                                 Union Calendar No. 389

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 351

                          [Report No. 104-728]

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain provisions 
               relating to bilingual voting requirements.

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                             July 31, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed





                                                 Union Calendar No. 389
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 351

                          [Report No. 104-728]

To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain provisions 
               relating to bilingual voting requirements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

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

                             July 31, 1996

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Petri, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastings of 
 Washington, Mr. Roth, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
Goss, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
  Ney, Mr. Bono, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
   Hutchinson, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
 Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kim, Mr. Archer, Mr. Packard, Mr. Souder, 
 Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Hoke, 
 Mr. LaHood, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs. Roukema, 
  Mr. Herger, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
                Taylor of North Carolina, and Mrs. Cubin

                             July 31, 1996

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain provisions 
               relating to bilingual voting requirements.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Bilingual Voting 
Requirements Repeal Act of 1995''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Bilingual Election Requirements.--Section 203 of the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-1a) is repealed.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Voting Rights.--Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973b) is amended by striking subsection (f).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) References to Section 203.--The Voting Rights Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 204, by striking ``or 203,''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in the first sentence of section 205, by 
        striking ``, 202, or 203'' and inserting ``or 202''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) References to Section 4.-- The Voting Rights Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in sections 2(a), 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4(d), 5, 
        6, and 13, by striking ``, or in contravention of the 
        guarantees set forth in section 4(f)(2)'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) of section 4(a), 
        by striking ``or (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking 
        a declaratory judgment under the second sentence of this 
        subsection) in contravention of the guarantees of subsection 
        (f)(2)''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (5) of section 4(a), 
        by striking ``or (in the case of a State or subdivision which 
        sought a declaratory judgment under the second sentence of this 
        subsection) that denials or abridgments of the right to vote in 
        contravention of the guarantees of subsection (f)(2) have 
        occurred anywhere in the territory of such State or 
        subdivision''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal 
Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF BILINGUAL VOTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Bilingual Election Requirements.--Section 203 of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-1a) is repealed.
    (b) Voting Rights.--Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 1973b) is amended by striking subsection (f).

SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) References to Section 203.--The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 204, by striking ``or 203,''; and
            (2) in section 205, by striking ``, 202, or 203'' and 
        inserting ``or 202''.
    (b) References to Section 4.-- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in sections 2(a), 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 4(d), 5, 6, and 13, 
        by striking ``, or in contravention of the guarantees set forth 
        in section 4(f)(2)'';
            (2) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (3) of section 4(a), by 
        striking ``or (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking a 
        declaratory judgment under the second sentence of this 
        subsection) in contravention of the guarantees of subsection 
        (f)(2)'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)(B) of section 4(a), by striking ``or 
        (in the case of a State or subdivision seeking a declaratory 
        judgment under the second sentence of this subsection) that 
        denials or abridgements of the right to vote in contravention 
        of the guarantees of subsection (f)(2) have occurred anywhere 
        in the territory of such State or subdivision''; and
            (4) in paragraph (5) of section 4(a), by striking ``or (in 
        the case of a State or subdivision which sought a declaratory 
        judgment under the second sentence of this subsection) that 
        denials or abridgements of the right to vote in contravention 
        of the guarantees of subsection (f)(2) have occurred anywhere 
        in the territory of such State or subdivision''.