3.0.0 818 2023-01-11T20:01:10Z 2023-01-11T20:01:10Z House H HR 2007-02-05 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-02-05T19:02:40Z Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2008 110 6778 HR 2008-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 110 7136 HR 2008-09-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2114) Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2008 110 3640 S 2008-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9720-9721) Related bill CRS 2007-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 N C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2007-03-27 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2007-10-25 False F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2007-10-25 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-10-25 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-11-09 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-11-09 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2007-12-06 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2008-02-07 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2008-02-07 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-02-07 False J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2008-02-07 False J000070 Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] WILLIAM JEFFERSON D LA J. 2 2008-03-10 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2008-03-10 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2008-04-22 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional elections Ex-offenders Government Operations and Politics Injunctions Law Presidential elections State laws Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-02-05 Introduced in House 2008-08-26T21:55:52Z Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual: (1) is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility; or (2) is on parole or probation for a felony offense. Provides for enforcement and remedies for violations of this Act.

Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a state from enacting any state law that affords the right to vote in any election for federal office on terms less restrictive than those terms established by this Act; and (2) the rights and remedies established by this Act shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, and shall not supersede, restrict, or limit the application of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 or the National Voter Registration Act of 1993.]]>

Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Introduced in House IH Display Title Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-02-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr818ih/xml/BILLS-110hr818ih.xml 2007-02-05 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.