3.0.0 1631 2022-11-01T17:17:21Z 2022-11-01T17:17:21Z House HR 2019-03-07 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VEASEY:H.R. 1631.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H2586]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T15:02:10Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-03-07T15:02:05Z Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 116 549 S 2019-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 2019-03-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-03-07 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-05-08 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-05-08 False G000559 Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] John Garamendi D CA 3 2019-05-08 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2019-05-08 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Postal service Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in House 2020-12-23T18:09:14Z Postage Free Ballot Act

This bill 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.

]]> Postage Free Ballot Act Display Title Postage Free Ballot Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that any absentee ballot may be mailed free of postage, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Postage Free Ballot Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1631ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1631ih.xml 2019-03-07 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.