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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 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 July 16, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 115.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3299 Related bill Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2010
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 10
D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 14, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 2, 2009
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 19, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Mar 19, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1604: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1604/
MLA
"H.R. 1604: Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1604/.
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H.R. 1604, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1604/.
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