I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6924 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide certain 
information to inmates with respect to voting, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2024 
Ms. NORTON (for herself and Ms. PINGREE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide 
certain information to inmates with respect to voting, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of 
Prisons Voting Assistance Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days before a 
Federal, State or local election, the Director of the Bureau 
of Prisons shall send to— 
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(1) each inmate, through the Trust Fund Lim-
ited Inmate Computer System (TRULINCS) (or a 
successor platform), who is (or prior to incarceration 
was) a resident of a State that allows an inmate to 
vote while in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, 
a message including— 
(A) information on how to register to vote; 
and 
(B) information on how to request an ab-
sentee ballot; and 
(2) each Re-entry Affairs Coordinator of each 
Federal correctional facility, information including— 
(A) criteria for voter registration for each 
State that allows an inmate to vote while in the 
custody of the Bureau of Prisons; 
(B) instructions on voter registration for 
each State that allows an inmate to vote while 
in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons; 
(C) printed voter registration forms for 
each State that allows an inmate to vote while 
in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons; and 
(D) prepaid envelopes for voter registration 
forms, as provided by a State Bureau of Elec-
tion. 
(b) PUBLICATION; DELIVERY.— 
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(1) FEDERAL
CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY.—In 
each Federal correctional facility, the Director shall 
make available to inmates the information under 
subsection (a), including by posting such information 
physically at the correctional facility. 
(2) INTERNET
WEBSITE.—The Director shall 
publish on the internet website of the Bureau of 
Prisons the information under subsection (a). 
(3) DELIVERY.—The Re-entry Affairs Coordi-
nator of each Federal correctional facility shall pro-
vide each inmate who is (or prior to incarceration 
was) a resident of a State that allows an inmate to 
vote while in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons 
information identified under subsection (a)(2). 
(c) LANGUAGE AVAILABILITIES.—The Director shall 
provide any information under subsection (a) in both 
English and Spanish, if the State that allows an inmate 
to vote while in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons 
makes available such information in both English and 
Spanish. 
(d) SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN INMATES.—The Director 
shall provide support to any inmate who needs assistance 
with voter registration as a result of a recognized dis-
ability. 
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(e) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means a State of the United States, the District 
of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or posses-
sion of the United States. 
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