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April 18, 1996

Bilingual Voting Requirements Repeal

The House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from members of Congress, legal experts and others on H.R. 351, a proposal to repeal curren… read more

The House Judiciary subcommittee heard testimony from members of Congress, legal experts and others on H.R. 351, a proposal to repeal current laws mandating that all registration and voting materials be printed in various languages, depending on the local community makeup. They examined whether bilingual The 1965 Voting Rights Act guarantees access to multi-language voting information. close

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Xavier Becerra U.S. Representative [D] California
Charles Canady U.S. Representative [R] Florida

Frances Fairey Clerk California
Bob Goodlatte U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Antonia Hernandez President and General Counsel Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Peter "Pete" King U.S. Representative [R] New York
Bob Livingston U.S. Representative [R] Louisiana
Karen K. Narasaki Officer Japanese American Citizens League
Deval L. Patrick Assistant Attorney General Department of Justice->Civil Rights Division
John Edward Porter U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
Ronald Rotunda Professor University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign->College of Law
John Silber President Boston University
Nydia M. Velázquez U.S. Representative [D] New York

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House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution

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Program ID:: 71296-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 19, 1996 | 12:11am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Jul 06, 1996 | 12:47pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 19, 1996 | 12:11am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 19, 1996 | 6:54am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 19, 1996 | 1:41pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 22, 1996 | 12:35am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Jul 06, 1996 | 12:47pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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