Chairman. I rise in support of H.R. 6219. the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975. Ten years ago this body passed landmark legislation designed to insure the voting rights of black Americans. who have historically been subject to highly discriminatory literacy tests and related exclusionary devices. The results of that legislation have been most encouraging. and blacks have made genuine progress towards full representation in this country. Nonetheless. much remains to be done. and so the provisions in this bill which would extend coverage under the act for 10 years and make permanent the ban on literacy tests are absolutely necessary. The second and third titles of this bill represent a broadening of the act which is long overdue. These sections would extend coverage under the act to several foreign language speaking minorities.
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