HR 259 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor John Conyers, Jr. D-MI

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Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

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. IntroducedJan 8, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Civic Participation and Rehabilitation Act of 2003 - 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 36

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2003 to Oct 7, 2003; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalJan 8, 2003
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalJan 8, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-MABarney FrankJan 27, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersJan 27, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsJan 27, 2003
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJan 27, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldJan 27, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyJan 27, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezJan 27, 2003
D-ALArtur DavisFeb 5, 2003
D-FLKendrick B. MeekMar 11, 2003
D-NCMelvin L. WattSep 24, 2003
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOct 7, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 8, 2003
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred Mar 6, 2003

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  2. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 8, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E40-41)
  4. Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E40John Conyers, Jr. D-MIJan 8, 2003

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 2003

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. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House

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