US Congress House Bill 196 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses the voting rights of persons convicted of a criminal offense and the restoration of their voting rights. 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. The bill provides for enforcement of, and remedies for violations of, the bill. The bill sets forth requirements for state and federal notification of individuals of the restoration of their voting rights. 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

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HR172 (Similar To) 2019-03-06 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB697 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB1893 (Related) 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB1068 (Related) 2019-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB949 (Related) 2019-03-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB8941 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/196/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr196/BILLS-116hr196ih.pdf