Vote by Mail Tracking Act
Summary
Vote by Mail Tracking Act 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. 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Nov 17, 2022
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 5.
lower
Nov 17, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
lower
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Case
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Gerald E. Connolly
DDemocratic
Co
Jahana Hayes
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Nikema Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Stephen F. Lynch
DDemocratic
Co
Thomas R. Suozzi
DDemocratic
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