3.0.0 4459 2023-01-11T13:26:39Z 2023-01-11T13:26:39Z House H HR 2014-04-10 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONYERS:H.R. 4459.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution. This provision permits Congress to make oralter the regulations pertaining to Federal elections;2) Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the UnitedStates Constitution. This provision grants Congress theauthority to enact appropriate laws protecting the civilrights of all Americans; and3) The Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution.This provision prohibits excessive bail, excessive fines andcruel and unusual punishment.[Page H3197]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2014-06-09T17:16:12Z Referred to 2014-04-10T13:04:35Z Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 113 5719 HR 2014-12-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 113 2235 S 2014-12-09 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights. Hearings held. Related bill CRS Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2014 113 2550 S 2014-06-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2014-06-09 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2014-04-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2014-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-04-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 N B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2014-04-10 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2014-04-10 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2014-04-10 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] Alan Grayson D FL 9 2014-04-10 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2014-04-10 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2014-04-10 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2014-04-10 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2014-04-10 True J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2014-04-10 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2014-04-10 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2014-04-10 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2014-04-10 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2014-04-10 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2014-04-10 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2014-04-10 True P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2014-04-10 True R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2014-04-10 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2014-04-10 True S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2014-04-10 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2014-04-28 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2014-04-28 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2014-04-28 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2014-04-28 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2014-04-28 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2014-05-08 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2014-07-11 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2014-07-11 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2014-07-11 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 2014-04-10 Introduced in House 2014-07-03T18:07:24Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 - 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 of, and remedies for violations of, this Act.

Sets forth requirements for state and federal notification of individuals of the restoration of their voting rights pursuant to this Act.

Prohibits any state, 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 in effect a program to notify each U.S. citizen incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction, upon release from such incarceration, of that individual's rights under this Act.

Prohibits this Act from being 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. Declares that 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.

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Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 Display Title Democracy Restoration Act of 2014 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 2014 Introduced in House 2014-04-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr4459ih/xml/BILLS-113hr4459ih.xml 2014-06-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.