Bill > HR8344

This bill, the Election Mail Act of 2020, would require the United States Postal Service (USPS) to treat election mail as first-class mail and deliver it at no cost to the sender. It would also require the use of intelligent mail barcodes on return envelopes for mail-in ballots and set a deadline for counting ballots submitted by mail. Additionally, the bill would mandate greater visibility for election mail through the use of specific Postal Service tags and logos. The provisions of this bill would apply to federal elections starting in 2022, though the bill expresses a sense of Congress that the USPS should make reasonable efforts to comply with the bill's requirements for the 2020 general election as well.