HR 1604
111th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Postal service
State and local government operations
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009
Introduced: March 19, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.
Jul 16, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 111-211.
Jun 10, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 4 - 2.
Jun 10, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 19, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E715)
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009 - Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit a state from imposing additional conditions or requirements on the eligibility of an individual to cast a vote in federal elections by mail, except for purposes of obtaining signature verification for acceptance and processing of a submitted ballot, or to the extent that it imposes a deadline for requesting the ballot and returning it to the appropriate state or local election official.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.
Committees of jurisdiction
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