3.0.0 2576 2026-04-07T11:52:38Z 2026-06-03T16:27:18Z Senate S S 2025-07-31 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2576 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-07-31T16:19:30Z Election Mail Act 119 4915 HR 2025-08-05 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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. Related bill CRS 2025-07-31 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. IntroReferral 2025-07-31 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N Government Operations and Politics Government Operations and Politics 2025-09-15T18:04:27Z 00 2025-07-31 Introduced in Senate 2026-04-07T11:52:34Z Election Mail Act

This bill addresses the delivery and processing of election mail for federal elections, including by establishing certain standards for mail-in ballots.

Specifically, the bill requires the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to

  • ensure (to the maximum extent practicable) same-day processing of mail-in ballots,
  • postmark each ballot,
  • carry election mail (e.g., voter registration applications and mail-in ballots) as first-class mail that is free of postage,
  • appoint an election mail coordinator at each area office and district office, and
  • consult annually with Indian tribes regarding barriers to voting for eligible voters living on Indian lands.

The bill prohibits the USPS, within 120 days of a federal election, from making any operational change that would restrict the prompt and reliable delivery of election mail.

Each state and jurisdiction must provide with each mail-in ballot a return envelope with an intelligent mail barcode. This requirement does not apply to a state or jurisdiction that uses an alternative system that enables voters to track the ballot through the mail.

The bill requires election officials to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within seven days after the election.

]]> Election Mail Act Display Title 45 Election Mail Act 2025-08-09T03:53:26Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Election Mail Act 2025-08-09T03:53:24Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to improve procedures and requirements related to election mail. 2025-08-09T03:48:29Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2025-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s2576is/xml/BILLS-119s2576is.xml 2025-07-31 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 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.