US HB138 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Pending: House Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] |
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] |
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] |
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] |
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL] | Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI] |
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. |
2019-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB92 (Related) 2019-01-03 - 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.
SB26 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HR172 (Similar To) 2019-03-06 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB26 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
HB1 (Related) 2019-03-14 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 39.
HR172 (Similar To) 2019-03-06 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Subjects
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Postal service
State and local government operations
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Postal service
State and local government operations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/138/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr138/BILLS-116hr138ih.pdf |