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Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001

Introduced: May 23, 2001 See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001 - Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit States from removing a registrant from the official list of eligible voters for Federal elections by reason of criminal conviction unless the State provides the registrant with a notice of removal containing: (1) a statement that the State intends to make the removal; (2) a description of the reasons for it; and (3) a statement that the registrant may obtain a review of the removal from an appropriate election official of the State in accordance with specified guidelines.
What's happening now May 23, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 24, 2001
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 24, 2001
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 24, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 24, 2001
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 24, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1971: Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1971/
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"H.R. 1971: Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1971/.
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H.R. 1971, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1971/.
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