Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 40
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 22, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Apr 22, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2026Introduced in Senate
- Apr 22, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
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 |
| R46943 | Voter Registration Records and List Maintenance for Federal Elections | 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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to repeal an executive order relating to Federal elections, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2026Introduced in Senate
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.
