3.0.0 8081 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z 2023-01-11T13:45:24Z House HR 2020-08-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 148 (Friday, August 21, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUSH:H.R. 8081.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4251]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-21T16:01:50Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-08-21T16:01:45Z 2020-08-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-08-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2020-08-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-09-01 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2020-10-01 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-10-16 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Northern Mariana Islands Postal service U.S. territories and protectorates Voting rights Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-08-21 Introduced in House 2021-01-15T19:57:45Z American Right to Vote Act

This bill generally prohibits states from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast ballots by mail in federal elections. It also requires the U.S. Postal Service to categorize, handle, and deliver election mail as first-class mail.

]]> American Right to Vote Act Display Title American Right to Vote Act Short Title(s) as Introduced American Right to Vote Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit States from imposing any additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of individuals to cast votes in elections for Federal office by absentee ballot by mail, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8081ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8081ih.xml 2020-08-21 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. 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.