122 STAT. 2428 PUBLIC LAW 110–258—JULY 1, 2008

Public Law 110–258 110th Congress An Act July 1, 2008 To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott [S. 188] King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Section 1 of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments 42 USC 1971 Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–246) is amended by striking ‘‘and note. Coretta Scott King’’ and inserting ‘‘Coretta Scott King, Ce´sar E. Cha´vez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Vela´squez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia’’. SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. Paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 4(a), and section 13(a)(1), of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973b(a), 1973k(a)(1)) are each amended by striking ‘‘and Coretta Scott King’’ and inserting ‘‘Coretta Scott King, Ce´sar E. Cha´vez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Vela´squez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia’’. SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION. Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 42 USC 1973q. ‘‘SEC. 20. A reference in this title to the effective date of the amendments made by, or the date of the enactment of, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Ce´sar E. Cha´vez, Barbara C. Jordan, William C. Vela´squez, and Dr. Hector P. Garcia Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 shall be considered to refer to, respectively, the effective date of the amendments made by, or the date of the enactment

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of, the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.’’.

Approved July 1, 2008.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 188: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 153 (2007): Feb. 15, considered and passed Senate. Vol. 154 (2008): June 17, considered and passed House.

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