In 2006, the United States Commission on Civil Rights reviewed the Justice Department Preclearance record and found that the percentage of DOJ objections to submitted changes has declined markedly throughout the 40-year period of the Act: from 5. 5 percent in the first period to 1. 2 percent in the second, and to 0. 6 percent in the third.

In 2006, the United States Commission on Civil Rights held hearings on the Akaka bill, and published a report recommending strongly against it.

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