Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jan 9, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jan 10, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Jan 10, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Jan 10, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jan 10, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 14, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Apr 14, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Apr 14, 2020 |
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 Jan 3, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 1, January 3, 2019, page H215.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1 | For the People Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 14, 2019 |
| S 26 | Vote By Mail Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| HR 92 | Vote By Mail Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 3, 2019 |
| HR 946 | Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Feb 7, 2017 |
Titles 2
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced 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.
