3.0.0 3576 2023-01-11T13:18:05Z 2023-01-11T13:18:05Z House H HR 2009-09-15 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-19T21:16:18Z Referred to 2009-09-15T14:31:50Z Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2009 111 59 HR 2009-01-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2009-10-19 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2009-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 N Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Congressional elections Correctional facilities and imprisonment Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-09-15 Introduced in House 2009-09-28T19:33:26Z Ex-Offenders Voting Rights 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 or is on parole or probation for a felony offense.

Authorizes the Attorney General or private individuals to bring civil actions to remedy 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 2009 Display Title Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ex-Offenders Voting Rights Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3576ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3576ih.xml 2009-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.