The H.R.1 literally had to be revised to suit the expectations of some Senators. One such Senator is Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) who together with Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) has now signed on to a revised version of the bill. This article by Jordain Carney is published by The Hill. Here is an excerpt:

Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Tuesday signed on to a revised voting rights bill, named after the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a day before a key test vote in the Senate.

Manchin and Murkowski, along with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), announced that they had reached a deal on changes to the bill that all Democrats except Manchin rolled out last month.

“In the weeks and months ahead, I am committed to building support for this bipartisan compromise that addresses the threats to voting rights across our nation without infringing on states’ rights so that it can move through regular order with bipartisan support,” Manchin said in a statement.

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