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

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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
D-NYGregory W. MeeksMay 24, 2001
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.May 24, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerMay 24, 2001
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.May 24, 2001
D-WAJim McDermottMay 24, 2001
D-TXJim TurnerMay 24, 2001
D-CAJoe BacaMay 24, 2001
D-SCJohn M. Spratt, Jr.May 24, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMay 24, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldMay 24, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyMay 24, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezMay 24, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardMay 24, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensMay 24, 2001
D-OHMarcy KapturMay 24, 2001
D-ARMarion BerryMay 24, 2001
D-COMark UdallMay 24, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyMay 24, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiMay 24, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieMay 24, 2001
D-TXNick LampsonMay 24, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkMay 24, 2001
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiMay 24, 2001
D-FLPeter DeutschMay 24, 2001
D-VARick BoucherMay 24, 2001
D-CARobert T. MatsuiMay 24, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichMay 24, 2001
D-NJRush HoltMay 24, 2001
D-CASam FarrMay 24, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyMay 24, 2001
D-MDSteny H. HoyerMay 24, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanMay 24, 2001
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiMay 24, 2001

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseCommittee on House Administration
Referred May 23, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

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

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require States to give notice and an opportunity for review prior to removing individuals from the official list of eligible voters in elections for Federal office by reason of criminal conviction, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Voting Rights Protection Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 23, 2001Introduced in House

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