3.0.0 8249 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z House HR 2020-09-14 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 158 (Monday, September 14, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:H.R. 8249.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1The Congress shall have Power to . . . provide for the . .. general Welfare of the United States; . . .[Page H4382]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-14T18:01:25Z 2020-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 N T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-09-14 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-09-14 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2020-09-14 True L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2020-09-14 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2020-09-14 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-09-14 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-09-14 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-09-14 True C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2020-09-14 True P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2020-09-14 True O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 2020-09-14 True K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2020-09-14 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2020-09-14 True E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-09-14 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2020-09-14 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2020-09-14 True W000826 Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] Susan Wild D PA 7 2020-09-15 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2020-09-15 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-09-15 False M001188 Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] Grace Meng D NY 6 2020-09-17 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-09-17 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-09-17 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2020-09-17 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2020-09-22 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2020-09-22 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-09-22 False S001204 Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] Michael San Nicolas D GU F. Q. 0 2020-09-22 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2020-10-06 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2020-10-06 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Legal fees and court costs State and local government operations Voting rights Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-09-14 Introduced in House 2021-01-12T17:01:58Z Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act

This bill establishes that an individual's right to vote in an election may not be denied or abridged due to debts owed for a criminal conviction.

]]> Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act Display Title Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the denial of the right to vote in elections for public office on the grounds of owing fines, fees, or restitution relating to a conviction of a criminal offense. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8249ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8249ih.xml 2020-09-14 Referred to the House 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.