Formerly Incarcerated Voter Registration Act of 2015
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 11, 2015)
Formerly Incarcerated Voter Registration Act of 2015
This bill amends the federal criminal code to direct the Bureau of Prisons to include among reentry planning procedures the provision to federal prisoners of information about: (1) the laws and regulations governing the right of an individual convicted of a felony who has been released from prison to vote in each state, and (2) any voter registration or application forms the prisoner will need to complete in order to vote in the state in which the prisoner will reside upon release.
The term "state" includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
What just happenedMar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 11, 2015
- Mar 16, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Feb 11, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Feb 11, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 11, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House