news ยท 9/5/2026

Voting rights legislation advances in committee debate

Lawmakers renewed the push to restore federal preclearance review of election law changes.

Voting rights remains a defining issue for the Congressional Black Caucus, with repeated efforts to restore federal review of state election law changes.

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