United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8706 (93rd)
A bill to assure to all first offenders the restoration of their Federal Civil rights after the completion of their sentence.
Introduced
14 June 1973
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Status
Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
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1 August 2024
Summary
States that every person who shall be convicted of a felony, whether State or Federal, and who shall not have been convicted of any previous felony, shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, be entitled to a full restoration of the Federal rights to vote and hold office, and all other Federal civil rights, upon the completion of such person's sentence, whether of confinement, probation, or parole, or any combination thereof.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 June 1973
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/8706
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/8706