S.Amdt. 4707
What it does: Adds Sec. ___. The Department of Justice shall-- wherever appropriate
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2578
Adds Sec. ___. The Department of Justice shall-- wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: Sec. ___. The Department of Justice shall--
Inserted: (1) instruct the Bureau of Prisons to take administrative steps immediately to provide information to incarcerated individuals regarding voting rights restoration upon release and return to their home State;
Inserted: (2) instruct United States attorneys to provide notice to defendants in Federal criminal cases regarding the loss of their right to vote as a result of a plea agreement to any disfranchising crime, whether misdemeanor or felony; and
Inserted: (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report that includes findings on the disproportionate impact of criminal disenfranchisement laws on minority populations, including data on disfranchisement rates by race and ethnicity.
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SA 4707. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. ___. The Department of Justice shall--
(1) instruct the Bureau of Prisons to take administrative steps immediately to provide information to incarcerated individuals regarding voting rights restoration upon release and return to their home State;
(2) instruct United States attorneys to provide notice to defendants in Federal criminal cases regarding the loss of their right to vote as a result of a plea agreement to any disfranchising crime, whether misdemeanor or felony; and
(3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report that includes findings on the disproportionate impact of criminal disenfranchisement laws on minority populations, including data on disfranchisement rates by race and ethnicity.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 15, 2016
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Senate amendment submitted
June 15, 2016
Senate amendment submitted
June 15, 2016