House to vote on bill strengthening Voting Rights Act named after John Lewis
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The House is voting Tuesday on a bill to increase the power of the federal government and racial minorities to block or challenge election rules they find discriminatory.
Democrats named the legislation the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancements Act after the civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman who died last year. "The right to vote is the most sacred and fundamental right we enjoy as American citizens and one that the Foot Soldiers fought, bled, and died for in my hometown of Selma, Alabama," said Rep. Terri Sewell, a Democrat from Alabama, in a statement when she introduced the bill earlier this month. "Old battles have become new again as we face the most pernicious assault on the right to vote in generations. It's clear: federal oversight is urgently needed."More Related News