# 116-hr-8249: Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act

116-hr-8249, Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8249
- Congress: 116
- Title: Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-09-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Removing Monetary Barriers to Voting Act This bill establishes that an individual's right to vote in an election may not be denied or abridged due to debts owed for a criminal conviction.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8249 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8249)

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- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8249 (as of 2025-11-18).