3.0.0 2017 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z 2023-01-11T13:23:00Z Senate S S 2011-12-16 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-12-16T20:08:41Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2011 112 2212 HR 2011-08-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 112 5799 HR 2012-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2012 112 3608 S 2012-09-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2011-12-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-12-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8737-8738) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-12-16 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-12-16 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2012-02-16 False H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2012-05-10 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal procedure and sentencing Law enforcement administration and funding Voting rights Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2011-12-16 Introduced in Senate 2012-01-18T20:19:23Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2011 - 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 2011 Display Title Democracy Restoration Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Democracy Restoration Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2017is/xml/BILLS-112s2017is.xml 2011-12-16 Read twice and referred to the 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.