Breaking just now: The DC Voting Rights Act (now H.R. 1905) is scheduled to return to the House Floor tomorrow, Thursday for a vote. The move comes after a week of speculation that Majority Leader Steny Hoyer had removed the bill from this week’s schedule for unclear reasons. Today it is now definite: the bill will come to a vote tomorrow.
The bill originally stalled on the House Floor last month after three Republican legislators tried to attach a provision that would remove the District’s handgun laws. Flustered Democrats, unsure how to proceed with this amendment in play, delayed a vote until tomorrow. The vote will come just days after thousands of marchers converged on the Capitol for the Voting Rights March on April 16.
“On Monday, thousands marched on a cold, windy day to demand the vote,” said DC Vote Executive Director Ilir Zherka in a statement. “Congress heard our message. We deserve a vote, and tomorrow we hope we will get one step closer to victory.”
DCist will once again bring you Live Blogging of the events on the House floor tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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