II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 561 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2019 Mr. Leahy (for himself, Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Jones , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Coons , Ms. Harris , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Casey , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Reed , Mr. Brown , Ms. Smith , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Markey , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Booker , Ms. Hirono , Mr. King , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Warner , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Carper , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Udall , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Warren , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Tester , Mr. Peters , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.