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HR 9484 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics

Election Mail Act

Introduced: December 8, 2022 Introduced by: Williams, Nikema Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Dec 8, 2022
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Dec 8, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Election Mail Act

This bill addresses the delivery and processing of election mail. Among other provisions, the bill requires same-day processing of mail-in ballots by the U.S. Postal Service, establishes certain standards for mail-in ballots, and requires states to count mail-in ballots that are postmarked by election day and arrive within seven days after the election.

What's happening now December 8, 2022

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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
  • HR 5746 Related bill Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
  • S 4487 Related bill Election Mail Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 20, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 8, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Dec 8, 2022
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Dec 8, 2022
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 8, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9484: Election Mail Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9484/
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"H.R. 9484: Election Mail Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9484/.
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H.R. 9484, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9484/.
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