Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009
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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-OH | Charles A. Wilson | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eric J. J. Massa | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Mar 19, 2009Markup Jun 10, 2009Reported Jul 16, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2009Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-211.
- Jul 16, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.
- Jun 10, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 10, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 2.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E715)
- Mar 19, 2009Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E715 | Susan A. Davis D-CA | Mar 19, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 12, 2009H.R. 1604, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 10, 2009</p>
- Jun 12, 2009H.R. 1604, Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on June 10, 2009
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3299 | Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010 | Related bill | May 4, 2010 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2009Reported in House
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
