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S 4652 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Civil actions and liability Computers and information technology Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Postal service State and local government operations U.S. Postal Service Voting rights

Election Mail Act of 2020

Introduced: September 22, 2020 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 22, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sep 22, 2020
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Election Mail Act of 2020

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to treat election mail as first-class mail and deliver such mail without postage, establishes certain standards for mail-in ballots, and requires states to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within 10 days after the election.

What's happening now September 22, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8344 Identical bill Election Mail Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4652: Election Mail Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4652/
MLA
"S. 4652: Election Mail Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4652/.
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S. 4652, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4652/.
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[S. 4652: Election Mail Act of 2020](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4652/)
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