HR 1971 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001

Introduced May 23, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Carrie P. Meek D-FL

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 23, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMay 23, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

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.

Cosponsors 48

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 24, 2001.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonMay 24, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntMay 24, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 24, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 24, 2001
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickMay 24, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezMay 24, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyMay 24, 2001
D-ILDavid D. PhelpsMay 24, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMay 24, 2001
D-OREarl BlumenauerMay 24, 2001
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMay 24, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsMay 24, 2001
D-NCEva M. ClaytonMay 24, 2001
D-CAGary A. ConditMay 24, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 24, 2001
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2001Introduced in House
  2. May 23, 2001Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Subjects

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