HR 5510 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2002

Introduced Oct 1, 2002 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

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Latest action · Oct 1, 2002 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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. IntroducedOct 1, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2002 - 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 the individual is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution or facility at the time of the election.

Authorizes the Attorney General, in a civil action, to obtain any declaratory or injunctive relief necessary to remedy a violation of this Act. Creates a private right of action, subject to specified requirements.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 1, 2002 to Nov 12, 2002; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-ALEarl F. HilliardOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalOct 1, 2002
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 1, 2002
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalOct 1, 2002
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Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Oct 1, 2002

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 1, 2002Introduced in House
  2. Oct 1, 2002Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration.
Short Titles as Introduced
Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2002

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 1, 2002Introduced in House

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