Senate Roll Call 682

97th Congress · 1982-06-18

H.R. 3112: TO AMEND H.R. 3112 TO MAKE THE NEW BAILOUT STANDARD EFFECTIVE ON AUGUST 6, 1982; TO STRIKE THE PROVISION REGARDING NO FINAL JUDGMENT OF VOTING DISCRIMINATION HAVING BEEN HANDED DOWN BY ANY U.S. COURT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO FINAL JUDGMENT OF ANY U.S. COURT HAD BEEN ENTERED THAT DENIALS OR ABRIDGEMENTS OF RIGHT TO VOTE BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, OR MEMBERSHIP IN LANGUAGE MINORITY HAVE BEEN PERPETRATED BY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION (OR WITHIN STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION WITH ITS KNOWLEDGE OR ACQUIESCENCE); THAT NO FEDERAL EXAMINERS FOR PURPOSE OF REGISTERING VOTERS COULD HAVE BEEN SENT INTO STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR 10 YEARS; THAT NO SUBSTANTIAL VOTING LAW CHANGES TO PRECLEARANCE HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED AGAINST THE LAW; THAT NO SUBSTANTIAL OBJECTIONS HAD BEEN INTERPOSED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; THAT STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION HAD ONLY ENGAGED IN CONSTRUCTIVE EFFORTS; THAT SECOND-PARTY INTERVENTION IN SUCH ACTIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE; AND THAT DECLARATORY JUDGMENT FOR BAILOUT COULD BE REOPENED FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS (RATHER THAN 10 YEARS) UPON MOTION ONLY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IF HE ALLEGES CONDUCT HAS OCCURED WHICH, HAD IT OCCURED DURING 10 YEARS PRECEDING BAILOUT, THE DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRECLUDED. SEE NOTE(S) 33