To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Trade.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id4c524e1260104ce39fc7c5baecdd3e55: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Next Step Home Act.
- Section id9b6057fa72764734a17dbe32f6894672: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The recidivism rates of beneficiaries of the First Step Act (Public Law 115–391; 132 Stat. 5194) is only 12.4 percent...
- Section HC13107BA867D4337BDD51CAD99DA5992: 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: The term covered individual means an individual who— completes serving a sentence for a conviction under a Federal...
- Section H8181F01EA31D4B95B0D64DA7A1BE6716: 4. Rights of citizens The right of a covered individual who is a citizen of the United States to vote in any election for Federal office shall not be denied or...
- Section H159D8CF9911C4E25A0549C00C05690C9: 5. Enforcement The Attorney General may, in a civil action, obtain such declaratory or injunctive relief as is necessary to remedy a violation of this Act. A...
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Trade
Primary Purpose
This bill, To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration under the First Step Act., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Butler (for herself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Welch, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
probation, imposed by a Federal court with or without a condition on the covered individual involved concerning— the individual’s freedom of movement
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