US Congress House Bill 3335 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-0)
Status: Introduced on July 24 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-16 - Committee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Democracy Restoration Act of 2009 - 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 and remedies for violations of this Act. Specifies that: (1) nothing in this Act shall be 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; and (2) 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. Prohibits any state, unit of local government, or other person from receiving or using any federal grant amounts to construct or improve a place of incarceration unless that person has a program to notify each U.S. citizen incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction, on release from such incarceration, of that individual's rights under this Act.

Democracy Restoration Act of 2009

Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Kendrick Meek [D-FL]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Melvin Watt [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-16		Committee Hearings Held.
2009-08-19		Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2009-07-24		Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2009-07-24		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2009)

SB1516 (Related) 2009-07-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8096-8097)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3335/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3335/BILLS-111hr3335ih.pdf