US Congress House Bill 1459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-0)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 of 1993. 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

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-03-19	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-03-19	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E367)
2015-03-19	House	Introduced in House

SB457 (Related) 2015-02-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB772 (Same As) 2015-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1556 (Related) 2015-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
SB1610 (Related) 2015-06-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4302)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1459/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1459/BILLS-114hr1459ih.pdf