3.0.0 8754 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z 2023-01-11T13:44:17Z House HR 2020-11-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 194 (Monday, November 16, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 8754.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII.[Page H5796]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2020-11-16T19:00:05Z 2020-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2020-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-11-16 True G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2020-11-16 True Government Operations and Politics Census and government statistics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public transit State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2020-11-16 Introduced in House 2021-03-12T17:42:14Z Dropbox Access Act of 2020

This bill requires each state to provide in each county secured drop boxes at which individuals may drop off their completed absentee ballots for federal elections.

Specifically, the bill requires these drop boxes to be (1) available beginning 45 days before the election; (2) accessible to individuals with disabilities; (3) accessible by public transit; and (4) located in urban, suburban, and rural communities within the county and on tribal lands.

Further, the bill outlines additional requirements that a state must meet in determining the number and location of drop boxes.

]]> Dropbox Access Act of 2020 Display Title Dropbox Access Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Dropbox Access Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To require States to provide a minimum number of in-person, secured drop boxes in each county in the State at which individuals may drop off voted absentee ballots in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8754ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8754ih.xml 2020-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 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.