House Judiciary Committee Passes VRA Renewal and Defeats Amendments

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    Full House Judiciary ctte voted 33 to 1 to report H.R. 9 VRA to floor, all amendments defeated.
    Amends related to sunseting 203, bailing out military base counties, shortening 203 coverage period, prohibiting re redistricting of previously precleared plans as a per se section 2 violation. [Clarification: the re-redistricting and military base amendments were withdrawn, not defeated.]

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