
Voting rights


Introduction of H. R. 5271 to extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965

National Voter Registration Act of 1989 (H. Res. 309, H.R. 2190)

Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992

Introduction of H. R. 5551 and 5552 to extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Introduction of H.R. 4312, amendment to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to bilingual election requirements

House Bills and Joint Resolutions Approved by the President (H.R. 4312)

Extension of Voting Rights Act H.R. 4249

Extending Voting Rights Act of 1965, H. Res. 914, H. R. 4249

Woman Looking at a Sample Voting Ballot
An African American woman reads a sample ballot during a class for new voters at an Alabama church. Civil rights groups held classes in Alabama and Mississippi about voting and registration after enactment of the Voting Rights Act.

Registrar Fills Out Form
Federal voter registrar Louis Searson fills out a form for a prospective Negro voter as others wait their turn in Canton, Mississippi. The Supreme Court returned to the bench on January 17th to hear a massive Southern challenge of the validity of the 1965 Voting...
