3.0.0 6612 2023-01-11T13:41:54Z 2023-01-11T13:41:54Z House HR 2018-07-26 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NADLER:H.R. 6612.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:1) Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Unites 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 H7727]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-26T21:11:00Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-26T21:06:24Z Referred to 2018-07-26T13:13:20Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2017 115 1588 S 2017-07-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2018-07-26 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2018-07-26 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2018-07-26 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2018-07-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1091-1092) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2018-07-26 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-07-26 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2018-07-26 True R000606 Rep. 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Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-07-26 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2018-07-26 True P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2018-07-26 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2018-07-26 True Y000062 Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] John Yarmuth D KY A. 3 2018-07-26 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-07-26 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2018-07-26 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2018-07-26 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2018-07-26 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2018-07-26 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2018-07-26 True S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2018-07-26 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2018-07-26 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2018-07-26 True N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2018-07-26 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2018-07-26 True W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2018-07-26 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2018-07-26 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2018-07-26 True K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2018-07-26 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2018-10-05 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 2018-07-26 Introduced in House 2019-08-20T21:37:48Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2018

This bill establishes that an individual's right to vote in a federal election may not be abridged due to a criminal conviction unless the individual is incarcerated for a felony sentence at the time of the election. The bill also (1) requires incarcerated individuals to be notified of the restoration of their voting rights upon release, and (2) prohibits states and local governments that do not comply with this bill from receiving federal funds for constructing or improving prisons.

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Democracy Restoration Act of 2018 Display Title Democracy Restoration Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Democracy Restoration Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6612ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6612ih.xml 2018-07-26 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.