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Legal & Constitutional Grounding
4.6M disenfranchised with 3x racial disparity; VRA § 10301 applies.
Sentencing Project: 4.6M disenfranchised (Locked Out 2022)
Bill activity
Introduced Jul 27, 2023 by Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) with 60 original cosponsors. 82 cosponsors as of Dec 5, 2024.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this bill.
- IntroducedJul 27, 2023
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Latest action Jul 27, 2023: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsors during the cosponsorship window
118th Congress (Jan 2023 to Jan 2025)
Democratic 82
Each dot is one cosponsor. Dots stack by sign-on day, or by week when the window is long. The block at the left holds the original cosponsors.
Cosponsorship closed Jan 3, 2025 (118th Congress): the Congress ended with the bill still in committee.
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Cosponsors
82 cosponsored
Democracy Restoration Act — voting rights for returning citizens. Felony disenfranchisement affects 4.6 million Americans (Sentencing Project) with disproportionate racial impact.