Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: Potential Legislative Reforms

Hearing

Date:

Mon, 08/16/2021 - 10:00 AM

Witnesses

Panel 1

The Honorable Kristen Clarke

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice

Panel 2

Mr. Wade Henderson

Interim President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Henderson Bio

Henderson Truth in Testimony

Mr. Thomas Saenz

President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Saenz Testimony

Saenz Truth in Testimony

Saenz CV

Dr. James McCrary

Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School

McCrary Testimony

McCrary Truth in Testimony

McCrary CV

Mr. Samuel Spital

Director of Litigation, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.

Spital Testimony

Spital Truth in Testimony

Spital Supporting Document

Spital CV

Ms. Wendy Weiser

Vice President, Democracy, Brennan Center for Justice

Weiser Bio

Weiser Truth in Testimony

Weiser Testimony

Mr. Jon Greenbaum

Chief Counsel and Senior Deputy Director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Greenbaum Testimony

Greenbaum Truth in Testimony

Greenbaum CV

Mr. Hans von Spakovsky

Senior Legal Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

von Spakovsky Truth in Testimony

von Spakovsky CV

von Spakovsky Testimony

Ms. Maureen Riordan

Litigation Counsel, Public Interest Legal Foundation

Riordan Truth in Testimony

Riordan Supporting Document

Riordan Testimony

Riordan CV

Ms. Sophia Lin Lakin

Deputy Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union

Lakin Bio

Lakin Truth in Testimony

Lakin Statement

Meeting Documents

Witness List

Article entitled The Importance of Protecting Voting Rights for Voter Turnout and Economic Well-Being, Council of Economic Advisors, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot, House Administration Committee Subcommittee on Elections, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Document entitled VRA Reauthorization Vote Counts, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Article entitled Warrants served to Texas Democrats, but holdout continues, AP News, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Article entitled Analysis: It's harder to vote in Texas than in any other state, The Texas Tribune, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Letter about H.R.1, July 29, 2021, submitted by the Honorable Sylvia Garcia

Article entitled Greg Abbotts Voter Suppression Methods Have Become More SubtleBut Theyre Still Transparent, Texas Monthly, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Article entitled 'Racist voter suppression': Texas laws keep Latinos from the ballot box, groups say, NBC News, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Statement of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Document entitled Background on Voter Roll Bifurcation, submitted by the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee

Document entitled Consulting Report for the Brennan Center for Justice And the Leadership Conference Education Fund, submitted by Peyton McCrary

Report entitled Voter Suppression in 2020, Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled Racial Turnout Gap Grew in Jurisdictions Previously Covered by the Voting Rights Act, Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election, Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled Representation for Some, Brennan Center for Justice, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Statement of Virginia Kase Solomn, Chief Executive Officer, League of Women Voters of the United States, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled 2020 Election Impact Report, League of Women Voters, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Letter from Marc H. Morial, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Urban League, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled How Judicial Action Has Shaped the Record of Discrimination in Voting Rights, J. Morgan Kousser, Professor of History and Social Science Emeritus, California Institute of Technology, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled The Legacy of Voting Discrimination and the Continued Need for the Voting Rights Act in Arizona, Spencer G. Scharff and Scott Caplan, submitted by The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Report entitled Democracy Defended, LDF Thurgood Marshall Institute, submitted by the Honorable Steve Cohen

Issues: Government Oversight