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<item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="1293" measure-id="id117hr1293" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-02-24" update-date="2021-03-26">
<title>To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a State from counting a ballot cast in an election for Federal office which is received by the State after the date of the election.</title>
<summary summary-id="id117hr1293v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-03-26">
<action-date>2021-02-24</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill generally prohibits states from counting ballots that are received after the date of a federal election. However, the prohibition does not apply to absentee ballots that are cast by uniformed service members, their family members, or overseas citizens.</p>]]></summary-text>
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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