[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1385]
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  SA 4671. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory 
Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ____. PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION REGARDING VOTING.

       (a) Amendment to the Revised Statutes.--Section 2004(c) of 
     the Revised Statutes (52 U. S. C. 10101(c)), is amended by 
     inserting ``an aggrieved person may institute, or'' before 
     ``the Attorney General''.
       (b) Amendments to the Voting Rights Act of 1965.--The 
     Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 10(b), by inserting ``an aggrieved person 
     may institute, and'' before ``the Attorney General'';
       (2) in section 12(d), by inserting ``an aggrieved person 
     may institute, or'' before ``the Attorney General'';
       (3) in section 204--
       (A) by striking ``the Attorney General has reason to 
     believe'' and inserting ``there are reasonable grounds to 
     believe''; and
       (B) by striking ``he may institute'' and inserting ``an 
     aggrieved person may institute, or the Attorney General may 
     institute''; and
       (4) in section 301(a)(1), by striking ``The Attorney 
     General is directed'' and inserting ``An aggrieved person may 
     institute, and the Attorney General is directed''.
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