S 5001
119th Congress
Senate
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election.
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 15, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 15, 2026
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5001: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5001/
"S. 5001: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require ballots in elections for Federal office to be received by the close of the polls on the date of election.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5001/.
S. 5001, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5001/.
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