H.R. 3709: District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2004
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H.R. 3709: District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2004
108th Congress · introduced 2004-01-20 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Committee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-01-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2004
Plain summary
District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2004 - Restores the right of District of Columbia residents to participate as Maryland residents in congressional elections and presidential elections. Repeals provisions of the: (1) District of Columbia Delegate Act that establishes the office of District of Columbia Delegate to the House of Representatives; and (2) District of Columbia Statehood Constitution Convention Initiative of 1979 that provides for electing a Senator and Representative for the District.
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Official text
District of Columbia Voting Rights Restoration Act of 2004
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] · 0 cosponsors
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- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr3709.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr3709 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108