3.0.0 738 2026-09-01T08:05:44Z 2026-09-01T08:05:44Z House H HR 2025-01-24 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/738 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 15 (Friday, January 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SALINAS:H.R. 738.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3[Page H396]]]> hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred To 2025-01-24T14:01:50Z 2025-01-24 Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2025-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2025-01-24 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2025-01-24 True V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] Juan Vargas D CA 52 2025-01-24 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 2025-01-24 True M001225 Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] Kevin Mullin D CA 15 2025-01-24 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2025-01-24 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2025-01-24 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2025-01-24 True F000481 Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] Shomari Figures D AL 2 2025-02-10 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2025-02-13 False D000635 Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] Maxine Dexter D OR 3 2025-02-21 False C001072 Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] André Carson D IN 7 2025-08-26 False S001231 Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] Lateefah Simon D CA 12 2025-08-26 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2025-09-03 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2026-06-18 False B001324 Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] Wesley Bell D MO 1 2026-07-15 False M001196 Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] Seth Moulton D MA 6 2026-08-20 False M001246 Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] Analilia Mejia D NJ 11 2026-08-31 False Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation 2025-03-26T20:12:21Z Postal service 2025-03-26T20:12:28Z State and local government operations 2025-03-26T20:12:36Z Voting rights 2025-03-26T20:12:42Z Government Operations and Politics 2025-03-20T20:01:01Z 00 2025-01-24 Introduced in House 2025-04-24T16:44:07Z Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025

This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections.

Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing on eligible voters additional conditions or requirements to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting materials and for returning a ballot.

The bill also requires states to provide individuals with notice and opportunity to cure discrepancies or defects with their absentee or mail-in ballots.

]]> Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025 Display Title 45 Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025 2025-02-22T08:08:23Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025 2025-02-22T08:08:19Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. 2025-02-22T08:03:46Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr738ih/xml/BILLS-119hr738ih.xml 2025-01-24 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.