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Meese, Edwin, III Files, Voting Rights, OA 11841

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Files: Notice to Safeway Stores of boycotting measures to be taken by Black Panther Party, and sworn affidavits from employees regarding related incidents (p. 4412-4420)., 1982

Voting Rights Act, Vol. 1

Congressional Hearings: Senate Hearing before the Subcom on the Constitution to consider the following bills to amend P.L. 89-110, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 (text, p. 7-27): S. 53 (text, p. 28-30), to repeal VRA bilingual election requirements. S. 1761 (text, p. 31-36), the Voting Rights Amendments of 1981, to extend to all States and political subdivisions VRA Section 5 preclearance provisions currently requiring only designated States and areas with histories of discriminatory voting practices to submit election law changes to Justice Dept for approval. S. 1975 (text, p. 37-40), the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1981, to extend VRA and revise “bailout” procedures permitting eligible jurisdictions to apply for removal of preclearance requirements. S. 1992 and identical H.R. 3112 (texts, p. 41-58), to continue current section 5 preclearance provisions and revise bailout procedures, to extend through 1992 provisions requiring bilingual election materials in jurisdictions with substantial language minorities, and to revise section 2 standard of proof in voting discrimination cases. Replaces the current standard requiring evidence of discriminatory intent with a standard based on evidence of voting practices producing discriminatory election results., 1982-1983

Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987

Congressional Hearing: Hearings to consider S. 557, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, to amend the Education Amendments of 1972 and three other acts to clarify congressional intent regarding the scope and coverage of prohibitions against race, sex, handicap, and age discrimination by providing that programs and entities receiving direct or indirect Federal assistance are subject to civil rights laws on an institution-wide rather than a program-specific basis. Bill responds to Feb. 1984 Supreme Court decision in Grove City College v. Bell, holding Grove City College a recipient of Federal assistance on the basis of financial aid student enrollments, but limiting the applicability of Education Amendments of 1972 Title IX sex nondiscrimination provisions to the financial aid program., 1987

Equal Employment Opportunities Enforcement Act

Hearings before the Subcommittee on Labor on: S. 2453, the Equal Employment Opportunities Enforcement Act, to allow the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to issue judicially enforceable cease and desist orders upon complaint of discriminatory practices (text, p. 1-27); and S. 2806, the Administration proposal, to give EEOC the right to sue through familiar court procedures (text, p. 28-32). NAACP called as a witness., 1969