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POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES
Rep. Terri Sewell plans to refile Voting Rights Act bill
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Rep. Terri Sewell plans to refile the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would seek to restore provisions of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court, according to the Alabama Reflector. The report does not describe a scheduled vote or the bill’s prospects.
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Why it matters
The proposal concerns federal voting-rights law and could affect election rules if enacted. No immediate change to voting rules is reported.
What happens next
Sewell plans to refile the bill, but the report gives no filing date, committee schedule or next decision.
Whether and when Sewell files the bill
Whether the bill receives committee consideration
Whether congressional leaders schedule further action