Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 25, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2015
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 to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 16, 2015 to Sep 8, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 23, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | May 1, 2015 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | May 19, 2015 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Sep 8, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Mar 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
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