A bill to amend the Voting Rights of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional 10 years to make permanent the ban against certain prerequisites of voting.

H.R. 6219 in the 94th Congress (1975–1976) became law — introduced on Apr 22, 1975, sponsored by Jack Edwards. Congress held 33 roll call votes on it.

During the 94th Congress (1975–1976), Gerald Ford was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Apr 22, 1975
Policy area: Civil rights
Public law: Public Law 94-73

Sponsor

Jack Edwards (R-AL)

Where it stands

IntroducedApr 22, 1975
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawAug 6, 1975

Every roll call vote on this bill

To agree to an amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 6219, a bill extending and amending the…House · Jun 3, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by making it easier for states to "bail out" of coverage of the act.House · Jun 3, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by adding a section repealing the preclearance (of voting law changes including…House · Jun 3, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219, by changing the provision of the bill which bans forever all voter qualification tests…House · Jun 3, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by striking title II which provides that any state which has 5% of a language minority…House · Jun 3, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by deleting alaskan natives from the definition of language minorities.House · Jun 3, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by excluding from the definition of "language minority group" those persons of ethnic…House · Jun 4, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by inserting "citizens" in lieu of "persons" in language outlining conditions necessary…House · Jun 4, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by extending the definition of "language minority group." to all persons whose principal…House · Jun 4, 1975
To pass H.R. 6219.House · Jun 4, 1975
To close debate on a motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 6219, amending the voting rights act of…Senate · Jul 21, 1975
To proceed to the consideration of H.R. 6219, amending the voting rights act of 1965.Senate · Jul 21, 1975
To table scott (of VA.) amendment to H.R. 6219 providing that election information not be printed in…Senate · Jul 22, 1975
To table talmadge amendment to H.R. 6219 making provisions of the bill applicable to all of the states of…Senate · Jul 22, 1975
To close debate on H.R. 6219.Senate · Jul 23, 1975
To table stone amendment to H.R. 6219, making provisions of the bill applicable to any state in which the…Senate · Jul 23, 1975
To table stennis amendment to H.R. 6219, making provisions of the bill applicable to all states of the nation.Senate · Jul 23, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219, by extending provisions of the voting rights act by 7 instead of 10 years.Senate · Jul 23, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by assuring that bilingual elections are conducted only where 5 per cent of a language…Senate · Jul 23, 1975
To table thurmond amendment to H.R. 6219, providing to repeal section-4 (so-called triggering mechanism) of…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table scott (of VA.) amendment to H.R. 6219, providing to change the triggering date from nov. 1, 1964…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table domenici amendment to H.R. 6219, providing that the act not apply to any state in which any one…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table thurmond amendment no. 730 to H.R. 6219, repealing section 5 of the act which requires states…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table thurmond amendment no. 754 to H.R. 6219, to change the triggering date from nov. 1, 1964, until…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table thurmond amendment no. 792 to H.R. 6219, so as to allow a state or political subdivision to seek a…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by changing from U.S. District court for the district of columbia to U.S. District court…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To sustain the ruling of the chair that an amendment offered by sen. Tower amends H.R. 6219 at different…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To amend H.R. 6219 by changing the trigger in the minority language section from 5 to 10 per cent.Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table tower amendment no. 731 to H.R. 6219, making sections 4 and 5 inapplicable, after nov. 1, 1976, to…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table scott of VA. Amendment to H.R. 6219, providing that no inference or presumption may be drawn from…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table nunn amendment to H.R. 6219, providing that title 5, setting forth that changes in voting laws…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To table allen amendment to H.R. 6219, providing that any annexation of land which occurred prior to aug. 6…Senate · Jul 24, 1975
To pass H.R. 6219.Senate · Jul 24, 1975

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