3.0.0 3335 2023-01-11T13:18:25Z 2023-01-11T13:18:25Z House H HR 2009-07-24 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2009-08-19T15:26:44Z Hearings by 2010-03-16T13:15:48Z Referred to 2009-07-24T13:01:47Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 111 1516 S 2009-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8096-8097) Related bill CRS 2010-03-16 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-08-19 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2009-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-07-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2009) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] JERROLD NADLER D NY 8 2009-07-24 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-07-24 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2009-07-24 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2009-07-24 True W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2009-07-24 True P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2009-07-24 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2009-07-24 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2009-07-24 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2009-07-24 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-07-24 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2009-07-24 True K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 2009-07-24 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2009-07-24 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2009-07-24 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2009-07-24 True F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2009-07-24 True M001148 Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17] Kendrick Meek D FL B. 17 2009-07-24 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2009-07-24 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2009-07-24 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2009-07-24 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2009-07-24 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2009-07-24 True J000283 Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] JESSE JACKSON D IL L. 2 2009-07-24 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-07-24 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2009-07-24 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2009-07-24 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2009-07-24 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-07-24 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2009-10-22 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2010-04-13 False W000207 Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] MELVIN WATT D NC 12 2010-04-22 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2010-04-22 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Criminal procedure and sentencing Voting rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2009-07-24 Introduced in House 2009-08-21T19:20:35Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - 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 is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility. 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.

Prohibits any state, unit of local government, or other person from receiving or using any federal grant amounts to construct or improve a place of incarceration unless that person has a program to notify each U.S. citizen incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction, on release from such incarceration, of that individual's rights under this Act.]]>

Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 Display Title Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3335ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3335ih.xml 2010-03-16 Committee Hearings Held. 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.