HR 138 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 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.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2019
  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 2019

This bill prohibits 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 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to Apr 14, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAJuan VargasJan 9, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 10, 2019
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJan 10, 2019
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonJan 10, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJan 10, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonApr 10, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeApr 10, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushApr 10, 2020
D-PABrendan F. BoyleApr 10, 2020
D-MDDavid J. TroneApr 10, 2020
D-NMDebra A. HaalandApr 10, 2020
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoApr 10, 2020
D-NJMikie SherrillApr 10, 2020
D-CAScott H. PetersApr 10, 2020
D-ILSean CastenApr 10, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1For the People Act of 2019Related billMar 14, 2019
S 26Vote By Mail Act of 2019Related billJan 3, 2019
HR 92Vote By Mail Act of 2019Related billJan 3, 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House

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