Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 24, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedJan 24, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 82 words.
Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025 This bill expands voting by mail in federal elections. Specifically, the bill prohibits states from imposing on eligible voters additional conditions or requirements to cast ballots by mail in federal elections, except states may impose a deadline for requesting the ballot and related voting materials and for returning a ballot. The bill also requires states to provide individuals with notice and opportunity to cure discrepancies or defects with their absentee or mail-in ballots.
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 59 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,141 words
- Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulationPostal serviceState and local government operationsVoting rights
- Latest action
- Jan 24, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]