Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Cesar E. Chavez Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006

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Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 - Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise requirements for: (1) the use of election examiners and observers; (2) declaratory judgment on the issue of voting qualifications or standards intended to diminish the ability of U.S. citizens to elect preferred candidates; and (3) award of attorney fees in enforcement proceedings to include expert fees and other reasonable costs of litigation. Extends bilingual election requirements through August 5, 2032. Revises the requirements for determining states and political subdivisions covered by them to require use of 2010 American Community Survey census data. Amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965 with respect to the prohibition against the use of tests or devices to deny the right to vote in any federal, state, or local election. Extends both the prohibition and the date for mandatory congressional reconsideration of it.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 July 2006

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 July 2006

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 19 July 2006

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 May 2006

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 May 2006

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 3 May 2006

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