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HR 2669 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Licensing and registrations Motor vehicles Postal service State and local government operations

Vote By Mail Act of 2017

Introduced: May 25, 2017 See on congress.gov
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May 25, 2017
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.
May 25, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E730-731)
May 25, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vote by Mail Act of 2017

This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot.

States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage.

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to authorize automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.

What's happening now May 25, 2017

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 & companion bills 2
  • S 1231 Related bill Vote By Mail Act of 2017
  • HR 946 Related bill Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 21
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 16, 2018
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 12, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 9, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 22, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 6, 2017
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 2, 2017
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 25, 2017
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 25, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 25, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 25, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 25, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 25, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 25, 2017
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 25, 2017
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 25, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 25, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 25, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 25, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 25, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 25, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2669: Vote By Mail Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2669/
MLA
"H.R. 2669: Vote By Mail Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2669/.
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H.R. 2669, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2669/.
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[H.R. 2669: Vote By Mail Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2669/)
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