S 4487
117th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Election Mail Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 23, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jun 23, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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