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Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001
Introduced: May 23, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 23, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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