US House passes voting rights bill, restoring critical provision of landmark law
by Sam Levine in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5NQX7)
Bill that requires places with history of discrimination to be under federal supervision passes 219-212 - but could fail in the Senate
The US House of Representatives has passed an update to the 1965 Voting Rights Act, restoring a critical provision of the landmark civil rights law that requires places with a history of voting discrimination to be under federal supervision.
The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act passed 219-212 on a party-line vote.
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