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HR 1300 109th Congress House

Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2005

Official title: To ensure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration.

Introduced: March 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E453-454)
Mar 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2005 - States that the right of an individual who is a citizen of the United States 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 such individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institute or facility at the time of the election.

Authorizes the Attorney General, in a civil action, to obtain declaratory or injunctive relief to remedy a violation of this Act.

Provides for a private right of action.

Prohibits any State, unit of local government, or other person from receiving or using any Federal grant amount, to construct or otherwise improve a prison, jail, or other place of incarceration, unless that person has in effect a program under which each U.S. citizen incarcerated in that person's jurisdiction is notified, upon release, of that citizen's rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 10, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Mar 17, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 17, 2005
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 15, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 15, 2005
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Mar 15, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Mar 15, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1300: Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1300/
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"H.R. 1300: Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1300/.
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H.R. 1300, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1300/.
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