United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7040 (115th)
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2018
Introduced
5 October 2018
Last action
5 October 2018 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Sponsors
Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, as part of reentry planning procedures, to provide prisoners with information on voting rights for convicted felons and, for the state in which a prison will reside upon release, voting registration or application forms.
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Timeline
5 October 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Source: Committee
5 October 2018
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 October 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 October 2018 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 October 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 October 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 October 2018
Sponsors
- Hakeem Jeffries · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7040
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/7040
- us · 115-hr-7040 · source updated 11 August 2025