Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4 =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S1079, February 29, 2024, in the center column, the following appears: . . . build a more responsive democracy, a more perfect Union. S. 4 The online Record has been corrected to read: . . . build a more responsive democracy, a more perfect Union. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4 ========================= END NOTE ========================= Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024''. TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT SEC. 101. VOTE DILUTION, DENIAL, AND ABRIDGMENT CLAIMS. (a) In General.--Section 2(a) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301(a)) is amended-- (1) by inserting after ``applied by any State or political subdivision'' the following: ``for the purpose of, or''; and (2) by striking ``as provided in subsection (b)'' and inserting ``as provided in subsection (b), (c), (d), or (e)''. (b) Vote Dilution.--Section 2 of such Act (52 U.S.C.…
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