HR 1604 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009

Introduced Mar 19, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Susan A. Davis D-CA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 16, 2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 19, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except for purposes of obtaining signature verification for acceptance and processing of a submitted ballot, or to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2009 to Jun 2, 2009, with 32 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CABob FilnerOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-OHCharles A. WilsonOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CADennis A. CardozaOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CADiane E. WatsonOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-NYEric J. J. MassaOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 19, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMar 19, 2009
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Actions 7

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.
  2. Jul 16, 2009Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-211.
  3. Jun 10, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jun 10, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 2.
  5. Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3299Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010Related billMay 4, 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2009Reported in House
  2. Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House

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