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H.R. 8101: Every American Has the Right To Vote Act

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H.R. 8101: Every American Has the Right To Vote Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-08-25 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-08-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Every American Has the Right To Vote Act

Plain summary

Every American Has the Right To Vote Act This bill prohibits states from denying or abridging the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in a federal election based on a criminal conviction. (Currently, some states disallow individuals from voting, either temporarily or indefinitely, after incarceration for a felony.) Further, states and federal courts must notify individuals who are convicted of a criminal offense of their right to vote in federal elections.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Every American Has the Right To Vote Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · 9 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8101 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116