US HR138

Bill

Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019

Introduced
01/03/2019

In Committee
01/03/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019, aims to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail in federal elections. The key provisions of the bill prohibit states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to vote by mail, except for deadlines related to requesting and returning the ballot. The bill also includes findings that highlight the inequity in voting rights across states, the benefits of voting by mail, and the lack of evidence of increased fraud in mail-in voting. The bill would require states to comply with these new provisions starting in 2022 federal elections.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (21)

Susan Davis (D)*, Brendan Boyle (D), André Carson (D), Sean Casten (D), Yvette Clarke (D), Theodore Deutch (D), Veronica Escobar (D), Debra Haaland (D), Alcee Hastings (D), Dan Kildee (D), Barbara Lee (D), Grace Napolitano (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Scott Peters (D), Bobby Rush (D), Mary Gay Scanlon (D), Adam Schiff (D), Mikie Sherrill (D), David Trone (D), Juan Vargas (D), Marc Veasey (D),

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. (on 01/03/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/138/all-info

(4 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/138/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr138/BILLS-116hr138ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr138/BILLS-116hr138ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR1	For the People Act of 2019	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.	Related
HR92	Vote By Mail Act of 2019	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.	Related
HRes172	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 1) to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Similar To
S26	Vote By Mail Act of 2019	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.	Related

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