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H.R. 92: Vote By Mail Act of 2019

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H.R. 92: Vote By Mail Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: 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.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Vote By Mail Act of 2019

Plain summary

Vote by Mail Act of 2019 This bill requires states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. This bill authorizes automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Vote By Mail Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] · 40 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Josh Harder (D-CA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr92 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116