US Congress House Bill 5819 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-14 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Vote By Mail Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: prohibit a state from imposing any additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in a federal election by mail, except to the extent of setting a deadline for returning the ballot to the appropriate state or local election official; and require each state to mail ballots, not later than two weeks before the election, and at no charge, to individuals registered to vote in it. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to revise requirements for simultaneous application for voter registration and for a motor vehicle driver's license to authorize automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.

Vote By Mail Act of 2016

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-14	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2016-07-14	House	Referred to House Administration
2016-07-14	House	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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.
2016-07-14	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1129)
2016-07-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5819/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5819/BILLS-114hr5819ih.pdf