United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 55 (104th)
Voting Rights of Homeless Citizens Act of 1995
Introduced
4 January 1995
Last action
25 January 1995 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Sponsors
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Voting Rights of Homeless Citizens Act of 1995 - Prohibits the imposition or application by any State or political subdivision of any standard, practice, procedure, voting qualification, or prerequisite to voting to deny or abridge the right of any U.S. citizen to vote because that citizen resides at or in a non-traditional abode. Authorizes the Attorney General to commence a civil action or an aggrieved citizen to institute a proceeding under this Act for injunctive relief against a violation of such prohibition.
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Timeline
4 January 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 January 1995
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E45)
Source: IntroReferral
25 January 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 January 1995
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rescom. Romero-Barcelo, Carlos A. [D-PR-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/55
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/55
- us · 104-hr-55 · source updated 21 August 2025