US SB26 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Pending: Senate Rules And Administration Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. authorizes automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.
Title
Vote By Mail Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] |
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-01-03 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. |
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.
HB138 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
HB138 (Related) 2019-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Subjects
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government operations and politics
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Postal service
State and local government operations
Government operations and politics
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
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/senate-bill/26/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s26/BILLS-116s26is.pdf |