[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 105 (Thursday, July 14, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H5087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Ms. FUDGE:
       H.R. 2540.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       Fifteenth Amendment, Sections 1 and 2
       Section. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to 
     vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or 
     by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition 
     of servitude.
       Section. 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this 
     article by appropriate legislation.