VOTING RIGHTS ACT EXPIRATION
Summary
Urge Congress to reauthorize all provisions in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that are scheduled to expire in 2007.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2006
Committee Review
Mar 2006
House Passage
May 2006
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2006
Last action May 3, 2006
Floor votes · House May 3, 2006
How they voted
108–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 114
May 3, 2006
D
Democratic62
96% Yea
R
Republican52
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 3, 2006
Lower · Passed
Resolution Adopted 112-000-000
lower
Mar 24, 2006
Lower · Passed
Recommends Be Adopted Elections & Campaign Reform Committee; 006-000-000
lower
Mar 16, 2006
Committee
Assigned to Elections & Campaign Reform Committee
lower
Mar 3, 2006
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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