S. 5355 119th Congress Senate

Ballots by Election Day Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide a deadline for the receipt of ballots in elections for Federal office.

Introduced: August 6, 2026 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

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

Aug 6, 2026

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

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Lee, Mike

Utah · Aug 6, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5355: Ballots by Election Day Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5355/

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