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H.R. 1307 117th Congress House

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to require mail-in ballots to use the Postal Service barcode service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory proceduresElections, voting, political campaign regulationPostal serviceState and local finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.
Nov 17, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 17, 2022

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

This bill requires mail-in ballots to (1) contain a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot, (2) satisfy USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and machinable letters, and (3) include the official election mail logo.

The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3077 Postal Service Improvement Act
  • HR 2358 Voter Empowerment Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2022
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 1, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 1, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1307: Vote by Mail Tracking Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1307/
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H.R. 1307, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1307/.
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