Vote by Mail Tracking Act

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IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law (gold)Resolution agreed to (full, dark)Failed or vetoed (gray)

Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 117th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D MaloneySponsor

9 cosponsors · 9 D

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill requires mail-in ballots to (1) contain a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) barcode that enables tracking of each individual ballot, (2) satisfy USPS requirements for ballot envelope design and machinable letters, and (3) include the official election mail logo.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2021

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

The federal government must reimburse each state (including the District of Columbia and any U.S. territory or possession) for the cost of using the barcode service.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Vote by Mail Tracking Act

Latest action (Nov 17, 2022): Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 24, 2021

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.