{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-and-colleagues-call-for-house-action-on-voting-rights-legislation/", "Clyburn and Colleagues Call for House Action on Voting Rights Legislation", "2014-03-28", "2014", "2014-03", "Democrat", "House", "SC", "James E. Clyburn", "C000537", "clyburn.house.gov", "clyburn", "https://clyburn.house.gov/press-releases/", "scraper", "CLYBURN AND COLLEAGUES CALL FOR HOUSE ACTION ON\n\nVOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION\n\nWASHINGTON \u2013 Assistant Democratic Leader James E. Clyburn joined 160 House colleagues in sending the following letter today to the offices of Speaker John A. Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte. The letter calls for action on H.R. 3899, the bipartisan Voting Rights Amendment Act.\n\nMarch 27, 2014\n\nThe Honorable John A. Boehner The Honorable Eric Cantor\n\nSpeaker of the House House Majority Leader\n\nH-232 The Capitol H-329 The Capitol\n\nWashington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515\n\nThe Honorable Bob Goodlatte\n\nChairman, House Judiciary Committee\n\n2138 Rayburn House Office Building\n\nWashington, DC 20515\n\nDear Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor, and Chairman Goodlatte:\n\nIn the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in Shelby County v. Holder last year, Chief Justice Roberts expressly acknowledged the persistence of voter discrimination and challenged Congress to formulate an updated coverage formula to protect against it. H.R. 3899, the Voting Rights Amendment Act, is a bipartisan bill that would restore the safeguards of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in a manner consistent with the Shelby County decision. Some of us believe the bill should be enacted in its current form, and some of us would prefer to see it amended. But all of us stand united in our desire for the House to consider the issue in time for the entire Congress to work its will before the August district work period.\n\nIn that spirit, we ask that the Judiciary Committee hold a hearing on this legislation and proceed toward a markup with full confidence that any legislation passed out of the committee will be considered on the House floor. We stand ready to work with you to move the bipartisan bill to the floor expeditiously. We are confident that a bipartisan bill passed by the House would be swiftly passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President.\n\nWhile we differ in our views on the ideal response to Shelby County, we all hope to join you in building on the bipartisan agreement that has been reached to ensure that, as President Ronald Reagan said, \u201cno barrier will come between our citizens and the voting booth.\u201d\n\nSincerely,", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-27T22:41:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://clyburn.house.gov/clyburn-and-colleagues-call-for-house-action-on-voting-rights-legislation/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2182008940726519, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}