S 4487 117th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics

Election Mail Act

Introduced: June 23, 2022 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov

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

Jun 23, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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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 June 23, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4487: Election Mail Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4487/

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"S. 4487: Election Mail Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4487/.

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