H.R. 6494 · 114th Congress
Postage Free Ballot Act
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Any absentee ballot for any election shall be carried through the mail expeditiously and free of charge.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 8, 2016
Postage Free Ballot Act
Any absentee ballot for any election shall be carried through the mail expeditiously and free of charge.
This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct a state to use a requirements payment to reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for revenue it would have obtained from the mailing of absentee ballots but for the requirement that such ballots be mailed for free.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Postage Free Ballot Act
Latest action (Dec 8, 2016): Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 8, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.