HR 8706 · 93th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

A bill to assure to all first offenders the restoration of their Federal Civil rights after the completion of their sentence.

Introduced 1973-06-14· Sponsored by Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1973-06-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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