3.0.0 92 2022-11-01T13:49:31Z 2022-11-01T14:27:01Z House HR 2019-01-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BLUMENAUER:H.R. 92.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section IV[Page H213]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-01-03T16:28:12Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2019-01-03T16:28:11Z Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2019 116 138 HR 2019-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Related bill CRS Vote By Mail Act of 2019 116 26 S 2019-01-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. Related bill CRS 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 N C001084 Rep. 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[D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2019-01-03 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2019-01-03 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-01-03 True K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 2019-01-08 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2019-01-08 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2019-01-08 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2019-01-08 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2019-01-08 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2019-01-14 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2019-01-17 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2019-01-17 False H001087 Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] Katie Hill D CA 25 2019-01-17 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2019-01-23 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2019-01-25 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2019-02-04 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2019-02-12 False R000606 Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] Jamie Raskin D MD 8 2019-02-12 False R000616 Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] Harley Rouda D CA 48 2019-02-12 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2019-03-18 False N000191 Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] Joe Neguse D CO 2 2019-04-08 False H001090 Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10] Josh Harder D CA 10 2019-06-10 False C001123 Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] Gilbert Cisneros D CA Ray 39 2019-06-26 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2019-10-04 False H001066 Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] Steven Horsford D NV 4 2020-04-17 False B001303 Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] Lisa Blunt Rochester D DE 0 2020-05-12 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-07-20 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2020-07-20 False P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2020-08-25 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Licensing and registrations Motor vehicles Postal service State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-01-03 Introduced in House 2019-01-18T16:31:22Z Vote by Mail Act of 2019

This bill 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.

This bill authorizes automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.

]]> Vote By Mail Act of 2019 Display Title Vote By Mail Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Vote By Mail Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections, to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to provide for automatic voter registration. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr92ih/xml/BILLS-116hr92ih.xml 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. 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.