US Congress Senate Bill 1068 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)
Status: Introduced on April 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses the voting rights of individuals convicted of a criminal offense and the restoration of their voting rights. First, the bill declares that the right of a U.S. citizen 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, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence. Further, the bill provides for enforcement of, and remedies for violations of, the bill. In addition, it sets forth requirements for state and federal notification of individuals of the restoration of their voting rights. Finally, the bill prohibits federal funding of construction or improvement of a place of incarceration unless U.S. citizens incarcerated in that jurisdiction are notified, upon release, of their voting rights.

Democracy Restoration Act of 2019

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-09	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB196 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
HB1893 (Related) 2019-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
SB697 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB8941 (Related) 2020-12-10 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1068/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1068/BILLS-116s1068is.pdf