<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Remarks on the Signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965" Play media Statement by President Johnson on August 6, 1965 about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 "Remarks on the Signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965" audio only </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing these files? See media help . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Remarks on the Signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965" Play media Statement by President Johnson on August 6, 1965 about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 "Remarks on the Signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965" audio only </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing these files? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> Emanuel Celler (D - NY), Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Voting Rights Act in the House of Representatives on March 19, 1965 as H.R. 6400 . The House Judiciary Committee was the first committee to consider the bill . The committee's ranking Republican, William McCulloch (R - OH), generally supported expanding voting rights, but he opposed both the poll tax ban and the coverage formula, and he led opposition to the bill in committee . The committee eventually approved the bill on May 12, but it did not file its committee report until June 1 . The bill included two amendments from subcommittee: a penalty for private persons who interfered with the right to vote, and a prohibition of all poll taxes . The poll tax prohibition gained Speaker of the House John McCormack's support . The bill was next considered by the Rules Committee, whose chair, Howard W. Smith (D - VA), opposed the bill and delayed its consideration until June 24, when Celler initiated proceedings to have the bill discharged from committee . Under pressure from the bill's proponents, Smith allowed the bill to be released a week later, and the full House started debating the bill on July 6 . </P>

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