HR 6494 · 114th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Postage Free Ballot Act

Introduced 2016-12-08· Sponsored by Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: 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.(2016-12-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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