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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 738

Universal Right To Vote by Mail Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-01-24Topic: governance ethics

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-01-24HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.refer
2025-01-24Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-24Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.