3.0.0 457 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z 2023-01-11T13:28:21Z Senate S 2015-02-11 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-11T20:18:25Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 114 772 S 2015-03-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 114 12 HR 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 114 1459 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Related bill CRS Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 114 1556 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2015-02-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-02-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000603 Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] Rand Paul R KY N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2015-02-11 True 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 2015-02-11 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-03T22:28:18Z Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015

Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because the individual has been convicted of a non-violent criminal offense, unless, at the time of the election, the individual is serving a sentence in a correctional facility or a term of probation.

Restores the right to vote of an individual on probation: (1) on the date the term of probation ends, if such term is less than one year; or (2) one year after the date the individual begins serving the term of probation, if such term is one year or longer.

Directs the Attorney General to determine and establish a list of the criminal offenses under federal and state law that are non-violent criminal offenses.

Provides for enforcement of, and remedies for violations of, this Act.

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

Prohibits a state, local government, or other person from receiving or using federal grant amounts to construct or improve a place of incarceration unless that person has in effect a program under which each incarcerated individual is notified, upon release, of his or her rights under this Act.

]]> Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 Display Title Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of non-violent persons when released from incarceration. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s457is/xml/BILLS-114s457is.xml 2015-02-11 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.