Vote at Home Act of 2021
Latest action · Jan 11, 2021 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 11, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Vote at Home Act of 2021
This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections and provides for automatic voter registration through state motor vehicle authorities.
Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for requesting and returning a ballot.
Further, states must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election.
In addition, the U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots for federal elections expeditiously and free of postage.
Finally, the bill provides for automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2021 to Feb 4, 2022; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Jan 11, 2021 |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jan 21, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Jan 21, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | May 7, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Feb 4, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 11, 2021 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2021Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 167, no. 6, January 11, 2021, page H123.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46406 | Voter Registration: Recent Developments and Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 30, 2026 |
| R45030 | Federal Role in Voter Registration: The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) and Subsequent Developments | Report | Oct 29, 2026 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 136 | Vote at Home Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jan 28, 2021 |
| HR 1439 | Vote at Home Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 8, 2023 |
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, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Vote at Home Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2021Introduced 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.
