HR 5658 United States House · 118th Congress

Vote by Mail Tracking Act

HR 5658, the Vote by Mail Tracking Act, requires that all mail-in ballots for federal elections be sent in envelopes containing a Postal Service barcode for tracking. This applies to every ballot mailed for federal office elections after the bill becomes law. The envelope must also meet Postal Service design standards for ballot envelopes, be machineable, and display the Official Election Mail Logo. The bill directly affects voters using mail-in ballots for federal races and mandates this tracking system to be implemented by the Postal Service.

Tags: Elections

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2023

Committee Review

Nov 2024

House Passage

Nov 2024

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Sep 21, 2023 Last action Nov 19, 2024

Floor votes · House Nov 18, 2024

How they voted

396–6

Passed · 30 other

Total votes 432

Nov 18, 2024

D Democratic213

198 Yea 15

92% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican218

197 Yea 6 Nay 15

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Nov 19, 2024

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Nov 18, 2024

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 6 (Roll no. 467). (text: CR H6033)

lower

Nov 18, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 396 - 6 (Roll no. 467). (text: CR H6033)

lower

Nov 18, 2024

Introduced

Mr. Fry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Sep 21, 2023

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

lower

Sep 21, 2023

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 19 co-sponsors