HR 7040
115th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2018
Introduced: October 5, 2018
Introduced by:
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Oct 5, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2018
This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, as part of reentry planning procedures, to provide prisoners with information on voting rights for convicted felons and, for the state in which a prison will reside upon release, voting registration or application forms.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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