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Introduced
03/07/2019
03/07/2019
In Committee
03/07/2019
03/07/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
Requires that any absentee ballot for an election be carried through the mail expeditiously and free of charge. The bill directs a state to use a requirements payment under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for revenue it would have obtained from the mailing of absentee ballots but for the requirement that such ballots be mailed for free.
AI Summary
This bill, the Postage Free Ballot Act, requires that any absentee ballot for an election be carried through the mail expeditiously and free of charge. It directs states to use their requirements payments under the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for the revenue it would have obtained from the mailing of absentee ballots but for the requirement that such ballots be mailed for free.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (5)
Marc Veasey (D)*,
Earl Blumenauer (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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. (on 03/07/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1631/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1631/BILLS-116hr1631ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1631/BILLS-116hr1631ih.pdf.pdf |
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