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HR 8249 116th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Legal fees and court costs State and local government operations Voting rights

Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act

Introduced: September 14, 2020 Introduced by: Velázquez, Nydia M. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act

This bill establishes that an individual's right to vote in an election may not be denied or abridged due to debts owed for a criminal conviction.

What's happening now September 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 15
Heck, Denny
· Oct 6, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 22, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 17, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 15, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 14, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Sep 14, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 14, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 14, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 14, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8249: Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8249/
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"H.R. 8249: Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8249/.
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H.R. 8249, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8249/.
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