S 1566
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
State and local government operations
Military Voting Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Military Voting Protection Act
This bill requires military departments to provide members of the Armed Forces with a federal write-in absentee ballot together with instructions on the appropriate use of the ballot with respect to the state in which the member is registered to vote. Members intending to vote in a state that does not accept the federal write-in absentee ballot as a simultaneous application and acceptable ballot for federal elections must be provided a briefing on, and an opportunity to fill out, the official post card form for absentee voter registration application and absentee ballot application.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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