3.0.0 1068 2022-11-01T19:17:12Z 2022-11-05T19:26:28Z Senate S 2019-04-09 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-04-09T15:06:39Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 116 196 HR 2019-01-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Related bill CRS Next Step Act of 2019 116 1893 HR 2019-04-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Next Step Act of 2019 116 697 S 2019-03-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration. 116 8941 HR 2020-12-10 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2019-04-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-04-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-04-09 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2019-04-09 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-04-09 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-04-09 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-04-09 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2019-04-09 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-04-09 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2019-04-09 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-04-09 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-04-09 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-04-09 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-04-09 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-04-09 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-04-09 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2019-04-09 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-04-09 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-04-09 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-04-09 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-04-09 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-04-09 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2019-04-10 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-07-08 False D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-09-09 False U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2020-08-06 False R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2020-09-09 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-09-09 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 2019-04-09 Introduced in Senate 2021-01-22T15:17:40Z Democracy Restoration Act of 2019

This bill addresses the voting rights of individuals convicted of a criminal offense and the restoration of their voting rights.

First, the bill 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. Further, the bill provides for enforcement of, and remedies for violations of, the bill.

In addition, it sets forth requirements for state and federal notification of individuals of the restoration of their voting rights.

Finally, the bill prohibits federal funding of construction or improvement of a place of incarceration unless U.S. citizens incarcerated in that jurisdiction are notified, upon release, of their voting rights.

]]> Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 Display Title Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Democracy Restoration Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1068is/xml/BILLS-116s1068is.xml 2019-04-09 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.