S. 188 - A Bill to Revise the Short Title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization a

A Bill to Revise the Short Title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization a

S. 188 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary

This bill would revise the title of the Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 (VRARA) to include the names of civil rights leaders Cesar E. Chavez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Velasquez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia' (by CRS)

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Title

A bill to revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.

Other Titles

Sponsor

Ken Salazar

Co-Sponsors

• Patrick Leahy
• Robert Menéndez
• Harry Reid
• Barbara Boxer
• Dianne Feinstein

Subjects

• Elections
• Agricultural labor
• Agriculture
• Civil rights
• Civil rights workers
• Commemorations
• Labor
• Legislation
• Names
• Voting rights

Related Bills

• H.R. 745 (110^th) : To Revise the Short Title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.
• H.R. 6250 (110^th) : To Revise the Short Title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.

Major Actions

Introduced	1/04/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate	2/15/2007
Passed House	6/17/2008
Signed by President	7/01/2008

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
currently selected	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.	2/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 267 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	2/15/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.	6/17/2008	PASSED by voice vote

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	1/04/2007
		1/04/2007	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
		1/04/2007	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S185-186)
		2/08/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/08/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 23.
	Put on a legislative calendar	2/08/2007	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
		2/15/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
currently selected	Senate Vote on Passage	2/15/2007	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
		2/15/2007	Amendment SA 267 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Salazar.
select this vote	Vote	2/15/2007	Amendment SA 267 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		2/16/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		2/16/2007	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
		2/17/2007	Received in the House.
	Presented to President	6/17/2008	Cleared for White House.
		6/17/2008	Ms. Jackson-Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		6/17/2008	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		6/17/2008	DEBATE - The House proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on S. 188.
select this vote	House Vote on Passage	6/17/2008	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
	Presented to President	6/24/2008	Presented to President.
	Signed	7/01/2008	Signed by President.
	Enacted	7/01/2008	Became Public Law No: 110-258.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 267	Salazar, Ken [D-CO]	February 15, 2007	Passed by voice vote on February 14, 2007.
	To add the name of Dr. Hector P. Garcia to a short title. Show amendment details