A Republican amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Not adopted
This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
- Failed
What this amendment would do
SA 4671, submitted by Ms. Murkowski, aims to add a section regarding private rights of action regarding voting to bill S. 1383.
The purpose of this amendment is to change specific sections of the Revised Statutes and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to allow an aggrieved person to institute actions in addition to or instead of the Attorney General.
The specific changes include:
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Amending Section 2004(c) of the Revised Statutes to state that an aggrieved person may institute actions.
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Amending section 10(b) and section 12(d) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to allow an aggrieved person to institute actions.
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Amending section 204 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to change "the Attorney General has reason to believe" to "there are reasonable grounds to believe" and to allow an aggrieved person or the Attorney General to institute actions.
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Amending section 301(a)(1) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to state that an aggrieved person may institute actions.
- 3/19/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors