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H.R. 2168 113th Congress House

Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the efficient delivery and receipt of absentee ballots and other voting materials t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to promote the efficient delivery and receipt of absentee ballots and other voting materials to absent uniformed services voters, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional electionsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Military personnel and dependentsState and local government operationsVoting rights
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May 23, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 23, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013 - Amends the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (the Act) to direct the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to notify the appropriate election official of the state in which a servicemember is registered to vote of any change in the servicemember's current mailing address due to being deployed on active duty for more than 30 days away from his or her permanent duty station or being redeployed without first returning to such duty station.

Repeals a state's authority to waive ballot transmission requirements with respect to absentee military voters and overseas citizens who request such ballots within 45 days of a federal election. Requires the use of express delivery in the case of a failure to meet such requirement.

Requires each state to establish alternative procedures to accept and process absentee ballots of military voters and overseas citizens in the event of a major disaster in that state.

Prohibits a state from refusing to accept voter registration and absentee ballot applications from overseas voters (under current law, only from absent servicemember voters) on the grounds of early submission.

Authorizes additional funding to carry out the Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 123 Voter Empowerment Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2168: Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2168/
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"H.R. 2168: Helping Heroes Vote Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2168/.
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