3.0.0 3077 2023-05-11T15:46:24Z 2023-05-11T15:46:24Z House HR 2021-05-11 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 3077.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section I, Clause 18 (Necessary and ProperClause)[Page H2195]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Markup by 2021-05-13T18:36:47Z Referred to 2021-05-11T18:06:00Z Vote by Mail Tracking Act 117 1307 HR 2022-11-17 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5. Related bill CRS 2021-05-13 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17. Committee 2021-05-13 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2021-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2021-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 N L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2021-05-11 True L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2021-05-11 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-05-18 False A000371 Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31] Pete Aguilar D CA 31 2021-07-09 False M001135 Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] Kathy Manning D NC E. 6 2021-07-09 False S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2022-02-28 False L000592 Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] Andy Levin D MI 9 2022-02-28 False P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 2022-02-28 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2022-02-28 False D000631 Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] Madeleine Dean D PA 4 2022-02-28 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2022-03-30 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2022-03-30 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2022-04-01 False R000305 Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Deborah Ross D NC K. 2 2022-04-11 False G000585 Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] Jimmy Gomez D CA 34 2022-04-11 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2022-06-08 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Intergovernmental relations Postal Regulatory Commission Postal service State and local finance State and local government operations U.S. Postal Service Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-05-11 Introduced in House 2021-06-10T13:28:53Z Postal Service Improvement Act

This bill requires mail-in ballots for federal elections to meet certain design and tracking requirements and revises authority to provide parental leave to postal employees.

Specifically, each mail-in ballot must be carried or delivered in an envelope that

  • contains a USPS barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot,
  • satisfies USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and for machinable (i.e., able to be processed using USPS equipment) letters, and
  • includes the official election mail logo.

The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.

The bill also provides paid parental leave to officers and employees of the USPS and the Postal Regulatory Commission.

]]> Postal Service Improvement Act Display Title Postal Service Improvement Act Official Title as Introduced To require mail-in ballots to use the United States Postal Service barcode service, to provide paid parental leave to officers and employees of the Postal Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Postal Service Improvement Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr3077ih/xml/BILLS-117hr3077ih.xml 2021-05-13 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 17. 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.