The Senate will begin an attempt to update the Voting Rights Act by
hearing testimony next week from a civil rights icon and a key steward
of the Act in the past.
Sen. Pat Leahy’s Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on July 17 from Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who led a 1965 peace March in Selma, Ala., and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who chaired the House Judiciary Committee in 2006 when Congress last reauthorized the Voting Rights Act by overwhelming votes in both chambers. That effort seven years ago was precipitated by about 20 hearings, according to Leahy’s office.
Sen. Pat Leahy’s Judiciary Committee will hear testimony on July 17 from Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who led a 1965 peace March in Selma, Ala., and Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), who chaired the House Judiciary Committee in 2006 when Congress last reauthorized the Voting Rights Act by overwhelming votes in both chambers. That effort seven years ago was precipitated by about 20 hearings, according to Leahy’s office.
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