3.0.0 772 2023-01-11T13:27:50Z 2023-01-11T13:27:50Z Senate S 2015-03-18 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-03-18T16:05:18Z Civil Rights Voting Restoration Act of 2015 114 457 S 2015-02-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 114 1459 HR 2015-04-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS BALTIMORE Act 114 1610 S 2015-06-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4302) 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. Related bill CRS 2015-03-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2015-03-18 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-03-18 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-03-18 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-03-18 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2015-03-18 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2015-03-18 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-03-18 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-03-18 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2015-03-18 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-05-07 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2016-04-28 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2016-05-23 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2016-07-12 False S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2016-07-12 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2016-07-12 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2016-07-13 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-09-07 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 2015-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2015-04-01T20:38:52Z Democracy 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 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.

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.

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

Prohibits any state, local government, or other person from receiving or using any federal funds 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.]]>

Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 Display Title Democracy Restoration Act of 2015 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 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s772is/xml/BILLS-114s772is.xml 2015-03-18 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.