A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend certain provisions for an additional ten years, to extend certain other provisions for an additional seven years, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3112 in the 97th Congress (1981–1982) became law — introduced on Apr 7, 1981, sponsored by Peter Rodino Jr.. Congress held 15 roll call votes on it.

During the 97th Congress (1981–1982), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Became law
Introduced: Apr 7, 1981
Policy area: Civil rights
Public law: Public Law 97-205

Sponsor

Peter Rodino Jr. (D-NJ)

Where it stands

IntroducedApr 7, 1981
Passed the HouseYes
Passed the SenateYes
Sent to the PresidentYes
Became lawJun 29, 1982

Every roll call vote on this bill

To resolve into the committee of the whole to consider H.R. 3112, the legislation for extending enforcement…House · Oct 5, 1981
To amend H.R. 3112, by eliminating a provision that made the signing of a consent decree in a voting rights…House · Oct 5, 1981
To amend H.R. 3112, by permitting bailout cases to be heard in an appropriate federal district court in the…House · Oct 5, 1981
To amend H.R. 3112, by allowing a state covered by the voting rights act to bail out from coverage if…House · Oct 5, 1981
To amend H.R. 3112, by eliminating provisions in the 1965 voting rights act requiring certain areas of the…House · Oct 5, 1981
To amend H.R. 3112, by requiring certain areas of the country to provide bilingual election materials but…House · Oct 5, 1981
To pass H.R. 3112, a bill to extend key enforcement provisions of the 1965 voting rights act. (motion agreed…House · Oct 5, 1981
To amend H.R. 3112 to provide for the application of preclearance provisions to all states and political…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To amend H.R. 3112 to reduce the time allowed for the department of justice to object to an election law…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To amend H.R. 3112 to make the new bailout standard effective on august 6, 1982; to strike the provision…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To amend H.R. 3112 to clarify the phrases "anywhere in the territory" and "all governmental units within its…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To amend H.R. 3112 to modify the expiration date of the provisions of section 4 of the act from 25 to 15…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To amend H.R. 3112 to exempt 42 counties in north carolina from sections 4 and 5 of the act. (motion failed)…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To amend H.R. 3112 to provide that, in order to guarantee the right to vote in states with abnormally low…Senate · Jun 18, 1982
To pass H.R. 3112. (motion passed) see note(s) 33Senate · Jun 18, 1982

More bills from Peter Rodino Jr. in the 97th Congress

Other Civil rights bills in the 97th Congress

From the Congressional Bills Project (Adler and Wilkerson), covering 1947–2002.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “H.R. 3112 (97th Congress): A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/bill/97-hr-3112/a-bill-to-amend-the-voting-rights-act-of (accessed 2026-10-17).